Medal

Marie Alexandre Lucien Coudray

Cleveland Museum of Art

Medal by Marie Alexandre Lucien Coudray. The medal is bronze and circular. The obverse side features a male head with long wavy hair wearing a laurel wreath. The reverse side features a nude woman sitting on a rectangular object. The woman on the reverse side holds two objects, one in each hand. The objects she holds appear to be weapons or tools. The woman on the reverse side sits on top of several objects. The objects under the woman include a shield with a leafy branch on top. The background of both sides of the medal have leafy branches. The medal sits on a gray surface with a dark gradient background. The medal casts a small shadow on the surface. The medal appears to be shown from two angles.