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Seal of Doge Michele Steno
1400-1409
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This opulent seal, an example of the splendor surrounding the ruler of Venice, was once attached to a charter issued in 1409. Seals were molded or embossed and attached to official documents as evidence of authenticity. This example is thought to be one of the finest Venetian seals to be preserved.
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- Title: Seal of Doge Michele Steno
- Date Created: 1400-1409
- Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
- Provenance: Fredericus Spatafora, Venetian consul in Messina, Sicily; his descendants until sold at Sotheby's, New York, 23 November 1984, lot 12; (Alex Wengraf, Ltd., London).
- Type: Metalwork
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.198
- Medium: repousé gold over a core of wax and resin
- Inscriptions: the figures of the Doge and St. Mark are identified by the inscription.
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: Italy, Venice, 15th century
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: MED - Gothic
- Accession Number: 1985.198
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