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Medal commemorating Franz Joseph Gall

Abraham Abramson

Science Museum

Science Museum
London, United Kingdom

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.

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  • Title: Medal commemorating Franz Joseph Gall
  • Creator: Abramson, Abraham (artist)
  • Date Created: 1805
  • Location: Germany
  • Physical Dimensions: overall: 3 mm x 39 mm diameter
  • Type: medal, personal
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