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Titolo dell'opera:
Clipeus with the face of Christ
Object Type:
clipeus
Epoca:
Inventario:
MSA 249
Misure:
Unità di misura: cm; Profondità: 18; Diametro: 71
Tecnica:
marmo bianco
Descrizione:
The tondo was executed in 1540 for the St Catherine's Gate on the eastern city wall. It remained in place until 1837, when the gate was demolished. It was later walled in the so-called Arconi dell'Acquasola, from which it was removed on 16 October 1877. It was originally placed above the epigraph (inventory number MSA 248). Marble clipeus with the face of Christ in high relief.
