Lapis Lazuli Carved Gem of Cosimo de Medici in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 2011

Cosimo de' Medici (1519-1574), Duke of Florence and Grand Duke of Tuscany
Grand-ducal workshops, Florence

Date: ca. 1567–69

Culture: Italian (Florence)

Medium: Lapis lazuli

Dimensions: Overall: 2 3/16 x 1 13/16 x 3/8 in. (5.5 x 4.7 x 1 cm); 55.2 x 46.5 x 10 mm

Classification: Lapidary Work-Gems

Credit Line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1938

Accession Number: 38.150.13

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