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The scene below the profile heads shows the conspirators with their swords drawn. They are portrayed naked in imitation of antique figures.","briefDescription":"Medal, Pazzi Conspiracy, Bertoldo di Giovanni, 1478, Florence","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1860. <u>In</u>: <u>Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I</u>. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 27"},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Hill, George Francis. <u> A Corpus of Italian Medals of the Renaissance, Before Cellini, Volume I, Text</u>. 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The scene below the profile heads shows the conspirators with their swords drawn. They are portrayed naked in imitation of antique figures.\r\n\r\nItaly, Florence\r\n\r\nBronze\r\n\r\nObverse and reverse\r\n\r\nMuseum nos. 7139-1860, A.203-1910","date":{"text":"2008","earliest":"2008-01-01","latest":"2008-12-31"}}],"partNumbers":["7139-1860"],"accessionNumberNum":"7139","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1860,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LR0552","2019LV0123","2019LV3879","2020MN9913"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-09","recordCreationDate":"2008-07-04","availableToBook":false}}