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Medal - Urban VIII Cleaning of the feet
| Location | Papal States |
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| Year | 1633 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Pope Urban VIII facing left, wearing papal vestments and camauro, in high relief within the field. The encircling Latin legend runs along the border, which is decorated with a beaded outer rim. The pontifical year designation appears at the base. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The Washing of the Feet scene depicted in high relief: Christ kneels before Saint Peter among the assembled Apostles, tending to his feet while a basin is visible at lower center. Several figures surround the central group, with the Holy Spirit represented as a radiant dove descending from above. The two-line Latin legend is inscribed in the exergue below a plain line, within a beaded border. |
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