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Aux Morts

(French, 1861–1929)
1925
Object PlaceFrance
Medium/TechniqueMetal; silvered bronze
DimensionsDiameter: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Stephen K. Scher
Accession number1996.63
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ClassificationsNumismatics
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InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at proper right "1914/1918", at proper left "MCMXXV", and in exergue "ANTOINE BOURDELLE". Reverse: Inscribed above "HARTMANNSWILLERKOPF", inscribed on crypt "ICI REPOSENT DES SOLDATS MORTS POUR LA FRANCE", below pyramid "ANTOINE BOURBELLE scv[ ]", on sunburst "CEM PERP", and under superstructure "ROBERT DANIS ARCTE ANTOINE BOURDELLE SCVR".
Provenance1996, Stephen K. Scher; 1996, gift of Stephen K. Scher to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 22, 1996)