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Yale University Bicentennial

Bela Lyon Pratt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A bronze-colored medal with a raised design. A nude male figure and a female figure in a long dress are shown riding in a chariot with large wheels. The chariot has no visible horses or other animals. The female figure sits on the right and holds a torch or scepter-like object. The male figure stands on the left with one hand on the wheel and the other reaching out to the right. The words "LUX ET VERITAS" are inscribed at the top.

Artwork details

Date:
1901
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 512 px
Museum record:
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