Portrait medal of Niccolò Piccinino (obverse); A Griffin (reverse)
Object type: Medal
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Artist: Pisanello (Antonio Pisano)
Artist bio: Italian, Pisa or Verona by 1395–1455
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: model 1440–41 (possibly cast 16th century)
Medium: Bronze (copper alloy with reddish brown patina and traces of dark wax)
Dimensions: Diam. 8.7 cm, wt. 255.97 g.
Classification: Medals
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession year: 1975
Tags: Profiles|Griffins|Men|Portraits