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On the obverse is a portrait of Carlo Borromeo (1538 –
1584), cardinal and archbishop of Milan (1560 – 1584),
and on the reverse is his impresa, a lamb on an altar.
This is possibly a nineteenth-century aftercast taken
from an old, worn medal.
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Title: Medal: Bust of Carlo Borromeo
Date: ca. 1600 (possibly cast in the 19th century)
Culture: Italian, Milan (?)
Medium:
Bronze (copper alloy with dull yellowish
natural patina and remains of an abraded black patina)
Dimensions: Diam. 4.9 cm, wt. 46.2 g
Classification: Medals
Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Object Number: 1975.1.1255
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