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Portrait medal of Dido, Queen of Carthage (obverse); A View of Carthage (reverse)
Alessandro Cesati
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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Title:
Portrait medal of Dido, Queen of Carthage (obverse); A View of Carthage (reverse)
Creator:
Alessandro Cesati
Date Created:
ca. 1550
Physical Dimensions:
Diam. 4.2 cm, wt. 33.95 g.
Type:
Medal
External Link:
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/460840
Medium:
Bronze
(
Copper
alloy with light brown patina).
Repository:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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