Medallio
Object type: Medallion
Department: The American Wing
Artist: Jean-Baptiste Nini
Artist bio: Italian, Urbino 1717–1786 Chaumont-sur-Loire
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1777
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Geography: Probably made in    France  
Credit line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
Accession year: 1883
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