Medusa mask

Unknown, model attributed to Severo Calzetta da Ravenna  (Italian, active by 1496, died before 1543)

Date:
cast 16th century
Culture:
Italian
Medium:
Copper alloy with warm brown patina and areas of a worn black patina on top.
Dimensions:
6.5 x 10.5 cm.
Classification:
Plaquettes
Credit Line:
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number:
1975.1.1334
  • Provenance

    [Frédéric Spitzer, Paris]; Spitzer Legacies; Spitzer sale, Anderson Galleries, New York, 9 January 1929, lot 272. Acquired from the 1929 Spitzer sale.

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