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Votive or Civic Badge with a Crowned Figure Kneeling before Christ
c. 1300
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This brooch was probably made to fasten a ceremonial cloak, and may have been intended as a diplomatic gift or memento. The central composition parallels the main face of the famous gold coin, a ducat, of the Venetian Doge Giovanni Dandolo minted in 1288-1289. Unlike the coin, the medallion is neither struck or diecast; it is tooled and chased, making it one of a kind.
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- Title: Votive or Civic Badge with a Crowned Figure Kneeling before Christ
- Date Created: c. 1300
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 3.4 x 2.4 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 in.)
- Type: Metalwork
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.61
- Medium: gold repoussé medallion under glass inset within a bronze clasp
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: Italy, Venice, early 14th century
- Credit Line: Gift of the Womens Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art in honor of Mrs. Norman S. Jeavons
- Collection: MED - Gothic
- Accession Number: 1985.61
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