Votive or Civic Badge with a Crowned Figure Kneeling before Christ

c. 1300 Overall: 3.4 x 2.4 cm (1 5/16 x 15/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.61

This brooch was probably made to fasten a ceremonial cloak, and may have been intended as a diplomatic gift or memento. The central composition parallels the main face of the famous gold coin, a ducat, of the Venetian Doge Giovanni Dandolo minted in 1288-1289. Unlike the coin,...

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