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Hat Badge with a Cameo of a Laureate Head

A work made of agate, gold, and enamel.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of agate, gold, and enamel.

Date:

c. 1550-c. 1600 with later modifications

Artist:

Italian

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 238

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Title

Hat Badge with a Cameo of a Laureate Head

Place

Northern Italy (Object made in)

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1550–1600

Medium

Agate, gold, and enamel

Inscriptions

Back engraved: "Lucius Verus"

Dimensions

4.2 × 3.2 cm (1 3/16 × 1 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Marilynn B. Alsdorf

Reference Number

1992.553

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