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Vanitas
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1905 |
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| Period | German Empire |
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| Obverse description | A winged sphinx facing right, with a human female head tilted upward, crouching with its right forepaw resting upon a sphere. The initials H.T. appear at lower left and the letter D is incuse in the exergue line. |
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| Reverse description | A nude female figure stands to the left of a central pedestal inscribed VANITAS, while a nude winged genius stands to the right, holding up a mirror toward her face. The artist's signature and date appear in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | VANITAS DASIO PCT . FEC . MDCCCCV |
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