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The Waterloo Medal

The Waterloo Medal

Benedetto Pistrucci  (Italian, 1783–1855, active England)

Date: model begun in 1819, electrotype produced 1849–52
Culture: British
Medium: Bronze electrotype
Dimensions: Diameter: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line: Gift of Assunta Sommella Peluso, Ada Peluso, and Romano I. Peluso, in memory of Ignazio Peluso, 2005
Accession Number: 2005.109

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"Men Treading Grapes", Folio from a Materia Medica of Dioscorides

Date: dated A.H. 621/ A.D. 1224
Accession Number: 56.20

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Date: late 13th–early 14th century
Accession Number: 42.63

Hercules Chasing Avarice from the Temple of the Muses

Hercules Chasing Avarice from the Temple of the Muses

Ugo da Carpi (Carpi ca. 1480–1532 Bologna)

Date: ca. 1518 (?)
Accession Number: 20.24.76

Child Saint Sambandar

Child Saint Sambandar

Date: late 11th century
Accession Number: 2010.230

Double Whistle

Double Whistle

Date: 7th–9th century
Accession Number: 2000.44

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