Emperor Caracalla as a Boy (obverse); Scene with Skull (reverse)
attributed to Giovanni Boldù, Italian, 1424 - 1477
1466
Bronze
Overall: 3 11/16 × 3 5/8 × 1/4 in. (9.3 × 9.2 × 0.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Roger Arvid Anderson Collection - 250th Anniversary Gift, 1769-2019
2016.64.194
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1400-1600
Object Name
Sculpture: Medal
Research Area
Sculpture
Not on view
Inscriptions
Obverse: ANTONINUS PIVS AVGUSTVS (Bust facing left); Reverse: Nude figure, Face in hands, Skull and Cupid
Publication History
Roger Arvid Anderson, The Roger Arvid Anderson Collection, Medals, Medallions, Plaquettes and Small Reliefs, Paintings, Sculpture, Works on Paper and Textiles, San Francisco: Roger Arvid Anderson (published privately), design by David L. Wilson, 2015, p. 30-31.
Provenance
Morton & Eden, Ltd., Lot 564, Sale June 2014, London, England; sold to Roger Arvid Anderson, San Francisco, California, 2914; lent to present collection, 2014; given to present collection, 2016.
Catalogue Raisonne
Ress, variant No. 143; Hill Corpus, No. 423
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