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Portrait Medal of Federigo da Montefeltro
Portrait Medal of Federigo da Montefeltro

Portrait Medal of Federigo da Montefeltro

Artist Pietro Torrigiano (Italian, 1472 - 1528)
Date1509
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 1/4 × 4 3/4 inches (0.64 × 12.07 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number62-20
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DescriptionObverse: l. profile portrait of hooknosed man facing l.: front of head bald, long hair, rear, with fillet. Inscribed in clasped belt on perphery in Gothic letters: "Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense". Reverse: group of five putti supporting double cornucopia with an eagle arising from center. Letters "FE" at l. margin, "DUX"" at r. Dark brown patina.
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