Elizabeth I of England (1533–1603)
Unknown
ca. 1570–1600 · Onyx and gold · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
The Virgin Queen hired English, French, and Italian engravers to create a huge and resplendent glyptic iconography. This relatively meager specimen, well worn, reflects coins minted late in her reign.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1570–1600
- Medium
- Onyx and gold
- Culture
- probably Italian
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- The Milton Weil Collection, 1938
