Gilt bronze medal of Dido of Carthage wearing classical dress, drop earrings, and a crown of le…

Gilt bronze medal of a walled city with temples and other buildings, with an entrance flanked b…

Dido, Queen of Carthage

Il Grechetto (Alessandro Cesati) (Italian, act. 1538–1564)

Datebefore 1564

MediumGilt copper alloy, cast after a struck original

DimensionsDiam.: 1 13/16 in. (4.53 cm)

Credit LineGift of Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2021

Accession number2021.2.63

Commentary

Unless otherwise noted, the dimensions indicate the medal's diameter taken at the widest point.

On View Second Floor, Room 32, Medals Room

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