Side panel of a writing box (decorated with Medusa mask)
Object type: Plaquette
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Artist: Severo Calzetta da Ravenna
Artist bio: Italian, active by 1496, died before 1543
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: cast 16th century
Medium: Copper alloy with warm brown patina and areas of a worn black patina on top.
Dimensions: 6.5 x 10.5 cm.
Classification: Plaquettes
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession year: 1975
Tags: Medusa