Collection Highlights
Portrait of two girls
Date:
Object Number:
PR.012.1.326.Box12
Medium:
Ambrotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
The Society of Medalists 6th Issue
Object Number:
INV.5539
Date:
1932
Medium:
Bronze; paper
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 7/8 in. ( 7.3 cm )
Marks:
inscription: obverse, lower right: "MCMJF[artist's initials within circle]XXXII."
inscription: reverse, lower center in ex.: "JF. [trademark symbol] .Sc"
inscription: edge, upper center: "THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS SIXTH ISSUE"
inscription: edge, lower c
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing bust of Aphrodite facing right with legend at top: "APHRODITE." Reverse shows two nude male runners, one passing the burning torch to the other; inscruption at center left: "SWIFT.RUN./NERS."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
