Society of Medalists 1986 - 113th issue - Vanitas by Marika Somogyi

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Society of Medalists 1986 - 113th issue - Vanitas by Marika Somogyi
In box, with plastic stand.
From medallicartcollector.org/som-113.shtml
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This medal was chosen as the 113th issue of the prestigious
Society of Medalists
series in 1986.
The obverse bears naked woman in diadem and necklace admiring herself in a hand-held mirror which forms the center hole. At right, script signature Marika 86
The reverse bears Pan-like devil drawing aside a curtain to peer back through the mirror square; skull, compass, and open book below. On the curtain, VANITAS
Marika Somogyi wrote in the brochure that accompanied the medal:
"A mirror contains an image, yet it does not. What is on the other side? This can be a very childish or a profound question."
After Richard McDermott Miller's
Escape and Capture
this was the second SOM medal in a row to feature a center hole.
The irregular subovoid measures 60mm x 73mm and was produced by the Medallic Art Company. Its reported mintage is 750 in bronze.