Collection Highlights
Fragment of the equestrian statue of King George III (tail)
Date:
1770-1776
Object Number:
1878.6
Medium:
Lead
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Frits Holm Medal
Object Number:
X.166
Date:
1921
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at lower center: "ALBERT BRVCE-JOY FECIT MCMXXI"
Inscription: edge, lower center: "18 MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse depicting nude male bust facing right with legend: "FRITS HOLM." Reverse bears inscription within central roundel, surrounded by border made up of Chinese characters: "- DEN -/HOLM.NESTORIANSKE/EXPEDITION TIL SIANFV/SHENSI N.V.KINA/MCMVII.VII/TIL MINDE."
Gallery Label:
This medal was awarded to the Danish explorer Frits Vilhelm Holm (1881-1930), commander of the Holm-Nestorian Expedition to Sian-fu, bringing out from the far interior of northwest China a 2-ton replica of the famous Nestorian Monument of A.D. 781.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
