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Object Name
Medal
Object Number
1918-29-1
Description
Round bronze medal with smooth rim and raised edge. Obverse side has raised profile of man with inscription "PIERRE ABAILARD" Back side reads "NE/A PALAIS/PRES NANTES/EN M. LXXIX/MORT/EN M.C. XXXII./--/GALERIE METALLIQUE/DES GRANDES HOMMES FRANCIAS/--/1817"
Comment
Pierre Abailard (or Abelard) (1079-1142) was a French philospher and logician who has an infamous affair with his student Heloise.
Category
Communication Artifacts
Maker
Date Made
1817
Dimensions
1 1/2" diameter
Materials
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