Artefacts
Reference record. Rome 1960, winner's medal, bronze.
Bronze medal set with a bronze laurel wreath with a cartouche at the base where on the side of the reverse is the name of the sport in Italian as a caption. The laurel wreath is completed by a bronze necklace. Obverse: representation of a woman, allegory of Glory, holding a laurel wreath in her right hand and a palm branch in her left hand. She is sitting on steps that have bas-reliefs representing a chariot with horses. To her right is an amphora. In the background there is a two-storey building with arcades. Caption: "GIOCHI DELLA / XVII OLIMPIADE / ROMA MCMLX". Name of the manufacturer to the left of the amphora: "STAB. ARTISTICI FIORENTINI - FIRENZE - ". Reverse: victorious athlete, carried in triumph by a procession of athletes, who greets the audience and holds a palm branch with his left hand. There is a building in the background.
bronze
bronze
ø 6.9 x 0.65 cm, Poids sans chaîne 104 g