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Round medallion (médaillon) (Front)

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La Spezia, Museo Civico Amedeo Lia

A93

Ivory

Height: 95mm (diameter)
Depth: 1-4mm

Jousting knight in armour; horse; crown; shield; banner. Engraved inscription: 'OTOO DAI CRA DUX AISTRI SWR DNS AIHRIOL A MIR[...] IE POHS[...]SN SOMES' (?).
Diapered background.

Giusti 1999: France, 1st half of the 19th century (?).

Attribution
Unknown

Polychromy - Gilding
Traces of polychromy.

Reverse
Curved and smooth.

Comments
This type of iconography is inspired by French early 13th-century coins and seals.

Provenance
Acquired on the art market, Bergamo.

Bibliography
P. Giusti in Museo Civico Amedeo Lia: Sculture e oggetti d'arte (I cataloghi del Museo Civico Amedeo Lia), ed. by M. Ratti and A. Marmori (La Spezia, 1999), no. 2.29.

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