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Source Description
This jade-green agate cameo represents King Charles VIII in bust profile wearing the royal crown and the collar of the Order of St. Michael. The cameo was probably inspired by a gold medal presented to Charles by the City of Lyon during a visit in 1494 and was probably made to commemorate the event. It was perhaps a memento belonging to one of the town's nobles.
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Document identity
localId
149404
label
Cameo of King Charles VIII of France (1470–1498)
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
149404
contentType
object
title
Cameo of King Charles VIII of France (1470–1498)
description
This jade-green agate cameo represents King Charles VIII in bust profile wearing the royal crown and the collar of the Order of St. Michael. The cameo was probably inspired by a gold medal presented to Charles by the City of Lyon during a visit in 1494 and was probably made to commemorate the event. It was perhaps a memento belonging to one of the town's nobles.
date
c. 1494
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60758192
genreSpecific
Glyptic
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 3.4 x 2.4 x 0.4 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
cul
France, Lyon
accession
1978.58
Source extras
tec
agate
tombstone
Cameo of King Charles VIII of France (1470–1498), c. 1494. France, Lyon. 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
collection
MED - Gothic
inscriptions
inscription
"C 8 RF" (possibly a later inscription).
citations
citation
Verdier, Philippe. "A French Royal Cameo and Its Historical Background." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 67, no. 5 (1980): 150-55.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 151-52; Mentioned: p. 150-55
creditline
Gift of the George Kress Foundation in memory of William Mathewson Milliken
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2026-05-29 07:41:32.861000
sourceId
149404
dept
Medieval Art
coll
MED - Gothic
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agate
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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