Part of a Sword Pommel (Centaur Supporting Medallion; Venus Flanked by Mars and Hercules)

Cristoforo Foppa1452/1527

Details

Title: Part of a Sword Pommel (Centaur Supporting Medallion; Venus Flanked by Mars and Hercules)
Creator: Caradosso Foppa
Date Created: 1452/1527
Physical Dimensions: overall: 3.78 x 3.65 cm (1 1/2 x 1 7/16 in.) gross weight: 33.52 gr (0.074 lb.)
Provenance: Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.
Rights: CC0
Medium: bronze//Light brown patina

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