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Medallion of Totila, Ostrogoth King of Southern Italy
(Renaissance Europe )
This relief is from a series of medallion portraits of early kings of Italy, for which see Walters 27.485. Totila was elected king of the Ostrogoths in Italy in 541. Until his death in 552 he was constantly at war with the Eastern Roman emperors in Constantinople over control of Italy. He captured Rome twice but was unable to hold it. He was finally defeated by Byzantine forces in 552.
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 18 3/8 x W: 13 3/8 in. (46.7 x 34 cm) approx.
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.483