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Bronze medal with a seated helmeted female figure holding a laurel branch and spear, an owl at her feet, and inscribed text around the edge.

Au Progrès des Connaissances Humaines, bronze medal

A bronze medal shows a helmeted, draped female figure seated on a throne, holding a laurel branch in one raised hand and a long spear upright beside her. An owl perches at her feet, and the Latin-style inscription and date 1883 border the field.

Artist
Eugène André Oudiné
Date
1883
Medium
Bronze
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1662 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1883).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Blewett Lee