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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.664
Title
Inscribed gold medallion
Classification
Medals and Medallions
Work Type
medallion
Date
4th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290244

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Dimensions
actual: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: wheel with five spokes within which are eagle and a serpent, a horse, and dots, "Teleutia-n" and in small square, "ol/nl"; ; on the reverse: inscriptions

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.664
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • John Bodel and Stephen Tracy, Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the USA: A checklist, American Academy in Rome (New York, 1997), p. 47.

Exhibition History

  • The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961

Verification Level

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