Orpheus, returning from Hades without Eurydice

Medalist: Marie Alexandre Lucien Coudray

20th century

Not on view

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Title: Orpheus, returning from Hades without Eurydice
Artist: Medalist: Marie Alexandre Lucien Coudray (born 1864)
Date: 20th century
Culture: French
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Diameter: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Wait, 1907
Object Number: 07.312.8
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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