John F. Flanagan
“Aphrodite” Medal
1931
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John F. Flanagan
“Aphrodite” Medal
1931
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 1/4 × 2 7/8 in. (0.6 × 7.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Blanche Adler
Object Number
1941.152w
"Aphrodite" medal by John F. Flanagan, 1932. Bronze. This medal bears the profile of the mythic beauty, Aphrodite. On the back, a relay runner passes a torch to another. It was struck by the Medallic Art Company.
Inscribed: Obverse: "APHRODITE / MCM [signed: JF inside a circle] XXVII" Reverse: "Swift Run- / ners" [signed] "JF (circle) SC"
