Portrait medal of Dido, Queen of Carthage (obverse); A View of Carthage (reverse)
Object type: Medal
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Artist: Alessandro Cesati
Artist bio: Italian, born Cyprus, active 1538–64
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1550
Medium: Bronze (Copper alloy with light brown
patina).
Dimensions: Diam. 4.2 cm, wt. 33.95 g.
Classification: Medals
Credit line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession year: 1975
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