Giovanni Alvise Toscani ca 1450–1478

Lysippus the Younger Italian

1470–1484

Not on view

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Title: Giovanni Alvise Toscani ca 1450–1478
Artist: Lysippus the Younger (Italian, active Rome, ca. 1470–1484)
Date: 1470–1484
Culture: Italian
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Diameter (Confirmed): 1 11/16 in. × 3/16 in. (42.4 × 5.1 mm)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line: Gift of The Mark and Lottie Salton Trust, 2021
Object Number: 2023.569.25
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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