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Portrait of Vitellius
Portrait of Vitellius
Portrait of Vitellius

Portrait of Vitellius

Artist (French, 16th Century)
Date1545
MediumFrench enamel plaque on copper
Dimensions3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Miss Jane Lipman, 1977
Object number2971.23P
DescriptionProfile bust portrait of Roman Emperor Aulus Vitellius Germanicus on round enameled copper disk with wood backing; gray hair with green laurel wreath on head; black background; thin pinstripe gold boarder; countermarks in gold- Vitellius on right side, VIIII at bottom, AVL on left side.
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