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medal

Object Type
Museum number: 1991,0516.23
Description: Struck copper alloy medal entitled 'Hail to the Mountain'. (whole); The Charites, each grace holding flowers. Right grace kneeling, naked, left, head veiled, with cloth draping down over knees, holding flowers to breast. Central grace standing, naked, head, bare, left, holding flowers up with left hand, hair draped over left arm and lifted with her right hand. Left grace sitting on a rock, wearing cloth draped as dress, head, bare, left, looking over right shoulder, holding flowers on right knee. (reverse); Male figure wearing a shirt, jacket, trousers under boots, and sash, head, bare, right, holding a walking stick in his left hand, and a hat in his right; standing on a rock, mountain tops in background and bird with open wings. (obverse)
Producer name: Designed by: Fritz Christ; Die Engraved or Modelled for Reducing Machine: Fritz Christ
Production date: 1906 (circa)
Production place: Made in: Germany
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Diameter: 60 millimetres
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Location: Not on display
Subjects: classical deity; landscape
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Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1991
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: 1991,0516.23