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Medal - The Pottery Wheel
| Location | Federal Republic of Germany |
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| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Collection medallion |
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| Obverse description | Detailed relief scene depicting two ancient figures working at a pottery wheel: a standing male figure on the left holds a vessel, while a seated figure on the right shapes a pot on a foot-powered wheel, with finished ceramic vessels and a kiln visible in the background. The legend DIE TÖPFER-SCHEIBE appears in the lower exergue on a flat panel. |
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| Obverse lettering | DIE TÖPFER-SCHEIBE |
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| Reverse lettering | Die schnellaufende Töpferscheibe, die um 3000 v.Chr. in Ägypten auftrat, erleichterte und beschleunigte die Herstellung runder keramischer Gefäße wesentlich. |
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