Lot n° 98
Estimation :
400 - 500
EUR
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Result
: 1 755EUR
Oval-shaped plaque in bronze with brown patina, depicting th - Lot 98
Oval-shaped plaque in bronze with brown patina, depicting the left profile of Emperor Otto, inscribed .OTHO.CAES.AVG, and surrounded by a frieze of trophies and lion's heads.
Italy, Padua, fourth quarter of the 16th century
H. 10.6 cm - L. 8.4 cm
This plate is part of a series of twelve Caesars that can be found in various Italian museums, notably in Cremona, Padua and Venice.
Works consulted:
- G. Bekker, Plaketten Medailllen, 15-18. Jahrhundert, Grassimuseum Leipzig, 1998, n°190 and 191, p. 77.
- F. Rossi, Plachette Secoli XV-XIX, Vicenza, Musei civici di Brescia, 1974, cat. 140 and 141, pl. 48 and 49.
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