Cameo of King Charles VIII of France (1470-1498)
c. 1494
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Cameo of King Charles VIII of France (1470-1498), c. 1494. France, Lyon, 15th century. Agate; overall: 3.4 x 2.4 x 0.4 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the George Kress Foundation in memory of William Mathewson Milliken 1978.58
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Glyptic
- Formatted Medium
- agate
- Medium
- agate
- Dimensions
- Overall: 3.4 x 2.4 x 0.4 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: "C 8 RF" (possibly a later inscription).
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1978.58
- Credit Line
- Gift of the George Kress Foundation in memory of William Mathewson Milliken
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1978, Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs, Portraiture: The Image of the Individual, Collecting Drawings in England
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 110B Late Gothic
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