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Adoration of the Magi
German (Cologne)
Object Place: Cologne, Germany
Medium/Technique
Metal; copper alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 22 mm (13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Shaw
Accession Number21.1938
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionOctagonal medal depicting the Adoration of the Magi.
Obverse: Scene of the Adoration of the Magi in a beaded frame.
Reverse: Inscribed in beaded frame "H3KONIG[ ]/CASPMILO[ ]/ORPALTRA[ ]/BITTFTFVRV[ ]/IEZVNRIND[ ]R/S.TER[ ]".
Obverse: Scene of the Adoration of the Magi in a beaded frame.
Reverse: Inscribed in beaded frame "H3KONIG[ ]/CASPMILO[ ]/ORPALTRA[ ]/BITTFTFVRV[ ]/IEZVNRIND[ ]R/S.TER[ ]".
InscriptionsReverse: Inscribed in beaded frame "H3KONIG[ ]/CASPMILO[ ]/ORPALTRA[ ]/BITTFTFVRV[ ]/IEZVNRIND[ ]R/S.TER[ ]".
ProvenanceBy 1921, Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Shaw; 1921, gift of the Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Shaw to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 6, 1921)