Portrait medal of an Unknown Lady (obverse); A Kneeling Man with a Basket of Fruit, Cupid, and the Caduceus of Mercury (reverse), first quarter 16th century, Bronze (copper alloy with a light brown, Diam. 5.3 cm, wt. 54.18 g., Medals, Giovanni Maria Pomedelli (Italian, Villafranca di Verona 1478–1537), This portrait is typical of Pomedelli’s unassuming yet direct and sensitive manner. The inscription on the obverse, 'F· B· ET· LONGIVS· VIVAT· SERVATA· FIDE' ('F. B. and may she live longer having kept her faith'), provides few clues as to the identity of the anonymous sitter
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Portrait medal, Unknown Lady, obverse, Kneeling Man, Basket, Fruit, Cupid, Caduceus, Mercury, reverse, first quarter 16th century, Bronze, copper alloy, light brown, Diam, 5.3 cm, wt, 54.18 g, Medals, Giovanni Maria Pomedelli, Italian, Villafranca di Verona, 1478–1537, portrait, typical, Pomedelli, unassuming, yet, direct, sensitive manner, inscription, F· B·, ET·, LONGIVS·, VIVAT·, SERVATA·, FIDE, F, B, live longer, having, kept, faith, provides, clues, identity, anonymous sitter
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