A Bear Hugging a Column (obverse); Inscription with Oak Wreath (reverse)
Unknown Roman
Unknown Italian, Italian
1552
Bronze
Overall: 1 3/8 × 1 7/16 × 1/8 in. (3.5 × 3.6 × 0.3 cm)
Weight: 24 g (0.1 lb.)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Wallace D. Bradway, Class of 1947
2022.19.43
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1400-1600
Object Name
Medal
Research Area
Sculpture
On view
Exhibition History
Living with Sculpture: Presence and Power in Europe, 1400–1750, Citrin Family Gallery and Engles Family Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 23, 2024–March 22, 2025.
Provenance
Wallace D. Bradway, New Haven, Connecticut, before 2008; given to present collection, 2022.
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