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Medal - Art treasures of Ancient Greece Hermes and the Infant Dionysos
| Location | Greece |
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| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Souvenir medallion |
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| Obverse description | High-relief depiction of the Praxitelean statue of Hermes carrying the infant Dionysos, shown from the waist up. Hermes stands as a nude athletic figure with curly hair, his right arm extended, while the infant Dionysos reaches upward from his left arm. A draped support and the engraver's initials appear at the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | Central recessed rectangular tablet bearing the work's title in raised Latin lettering, framed by an ornate Greek architectural border. An Ionic capital motif decorates the top, an anthemion frieze runs along the bottom, and seated winged female figures in relief flank the tablet on the left and right sides. |
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| Reverse lettering | HERMES WITH THE INFANT DIONYSOS |
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