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Scuola Dantesca
Italian (Naples)
1867
Medium/Technique
Metal; gilt metal
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 35 mm (1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss A. C. Storer
Accession Number23.68
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal for the Scuola Dantesca, in Naples.
Obverse: Profile bust of Dante looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "LA SCUOLA DANTESCA NAPOLITANA" and below "18[6]7".
Reverse: Two branches tied below; inscribed at edge "AI BENEMERITI DELLA ISTRUZIONE POPOLARE".
Obverse: Profile bust of Dante looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "LA SCUOLA DANTESCA NAPOLITANA" and below "18[6]7".
Reverse: Two branches tied below; inscribed at edge "AI BENEMERITI DELLA ISTRUZIONE POPOLARE".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "LA SCUOLA DANTESCA NAPOLITANA" and below "18[6]7".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "AI BENEMERITI DELLA ISTRUZIONE POPOLARE".
Reverse: Inscribed at edge "AI BENEMERITI DELLA ISTRUZIONE POPOLARE".
Provenance1923, Miss A.C. Storer; 1923, given by Miss. A.C. Storer to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 4, 1923)