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Medal: The Wise Virgins (reverse)

1947

Henry Kreis

(American, 1899–1963)
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Culture
America
Medium
bronze
Measurements
Diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1947.270.b
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print
A circular bronze medal with a warm gold-brown patina features five slender, topless women in Art Deco relief on a tiered rectangular platform. Dressed in long skirts, they are arranged with one sitting and two standing on the left, and another pair on the right. Below, two low-slung animals crouch above an inscription titled THE FOOLISH VIRGINS, concluding with a line by Tennyson. Light glints off the medal's sharp edges and smooth surfaces.

Medal: The Wise Virgins (reverse)

1947

Henry Kreis

(American, 1899–1963)
America

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