Medal commemorating Franz Joseph Gall

Made:
1805 in Germany
artist:
Abraham Abramson
Medal commemorating Franz Joseph Gall Medal commemorating Franz Joseph Gall

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Medal commemorating Franz Joseph Gall
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Medal commemorating Franz Joseph Gall
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Silver medal, commemorating Dr. Franz Joseph Gall, founder of phrenology, Abraham Abramson, artist, German, 1805. Obverse legend: IOSEPHO GALL ORGAN· IN CEREBRO SCRVTATORI. Reverse legend: DISTRIBVIT PARTES ANIMAE SEDESQVE. Reverse exergue: AVDITOR·BEROLINENS·/MDCCCV. Obverse depicts bust of Gall looking reght. Reverse depicts skull (lacking mandible) looking right with a sinuous branch entwined.

Details

Category:
Wellcome Medals
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A671189
Materials:
silver
Measurements:
overall: 3 mm, 39 mm,
type:
medal, personal