Chaplain (J.-C.): Léon Heuzey, archaeologist, 1889 Paris - Lot 94

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Chaplain (J.-C.): Léon Heuzey, archaeologist, 1889 Paris - Lot 94
Chaplain (J.-C.): Léon Heuzey, archaeologist, 1889 Paris A/LEON. HEUZEY. - Mbre DE. THE INSTITUTE Bust of Léon Heuzey on the right; signature J. C. CHAPLAIN/ 1889 R/ANTIQVITAS - REDIVIVA In front of the ruins, Archaeology standing, a parchment in hand, revealing its face. Status: SPL - Rare: R Material: Silver bronze Diameter: 100.5 mm - Weight: 257.29 g - Axis: 12 h Splendid specimen consisting of two welded blanks. Léon Heuzey (1831-1922) is a French archaeologist, received in 1885 as a free member of the Academy of Fine Arts and a member of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres. He was also a member of the French School of Athens and curator at the Louvre for fifty-two years (source Wikipedia).
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