Set of Medals

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These are seven hundred and seventy-eight plaster copies of medals. These medals show portraits of eminent persons and of portions of the frieze, by Thorwaldsen, representing the entry of Alexander into Babylon. They have various dimensions.

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Categories	Coins & Medals Plaster Cast Portraits
Object type	Set of medals
Materials and techniques	Plaster Plaster
Brief description	Plaster copies of medals, Seven hundred and seventy eight, with portraits of eminent persons
Physical description	Plaster copies of medals with portraits of eminent persons and of portions of the frieze representing the entry of Alexander into Babylon.
Dimensions	various dimensions
Object history	Given by Miss E. Johnson in 1875.
Subject depicted	Alexander the Great
Summary	These are seven hundred and seventy-eight plaster copies of medals. These medals show portraits of eminent persons and of portions of the frieze, by Thorwaldsen, representing the entry of Alexander into Babylon. They have various dimensions.
Bibliographic reference	List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington, Acquired During the Year 1875, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., p. 35
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	469-1875

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Record created	September 26, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O167821/set-of-medals-unknown/

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