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94/17/1 Medal, 'Dante in Australia', bronze, designed by Eileen Slarke, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1992. Click to enlarge.
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'Dante in Australia' bronze medal by Eileen Slarke

Medal, 'Dante in Australia', bronze, Eileen Slarke, Sydney, Australia, 1992

Medal, 'Dante in Australia', designed by Eileen Slarke, cast bronze, in the form of a stylised map of Australia, with an exaggerated, angular coastline. On the obverse the face of the poet Dante, is shown, rising out of the south eastern portion of the map, whilst the title "Dante in Australia" is inscribed to the left, with the word 'Australia' repeated in part, a further 5 times, covering the entire western half of …

Summary

Object No.

94/17/1

Object Statement

Medal, 'Dante in Australia', bronze, designed by Eileen Slarke, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1992

Physical Description

Medal, 'Dante in Australia', bronze, Eileen Slarke, Sydney, Australia, 1992

Medal, 'Dante in Australia', designed by Eileen Slarke, cast bronze, in the form of a stylised map of Australia, with an exaggerated, angular coastline. On the obverse the face of the poet Dante, is shown, rising out of the south eastern portion of the map, whilst the title "Dante in Australia" is inscribed to the left, with the word 'Australia' repeated in part, a further 5 times, covering the entire western half of the map. On the reverse, the designer's initials "E.S.", the edition number "8/9" and the year "92", are inscribed in gold leaf. The medal was designed for 'Dante In Australia,' an exhibition of 30 Australian artist's interpretations of hell as inspired by Dante, which toured Italy in 1993.

Marks

Engraved on obverse: "DANTE/ in/ AUSTRAL/ AUSTRALI/ AUSTRALIA/ AUSTRALIA/ AUSTRALIA/ USTRALIA";Inscribed on reverse in gold leaf: "E.S. 8/9. '92"

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Dimensions

Height

118 mm

Width

110 mm

Depth

7 mm

Source

Credit Line

Presented by the Consulate General of Italy, 1993

Acquisition Date

23 January 1994

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