Medal for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the École française d'Athènes [obverse]
1898
Louis-Oscar Roty
Artist, French, 1846 - 1911
Louis-Oscar Roty
Attributed to
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Artwork overview
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Medium
silver
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (diameter): 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
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Accession Number
2015.177.1.a
Associated Artworks
École française d'Athènes [reverse]
Louis-Oscar Roty
1898
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Philip Conisbee [1946-2008]; his wife, Faya Causey, Washington, D.C.; gift 2015 to NGA.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
across the field above: POUR.LA.SCIENCE.POUR.LA.PATRIE (For science, for the fatherland); lower right on the rocks: O ROTY; edge marked at 6:00: [a hallmark]; ARGENT
Wikidata ID
Q63864240