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Source Description
Octagonal gambling token. Obverse shows the double bust of young Janus. Inscription: HEUR ET MALHEUR (happiness and woe) / GAYRARD-F. Reverse shows a lion devouring a fox and the inscription: LA RUSE NE PEUT LE SAUVER.
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Document identity
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ld1-1643399887910-1643399891843-1
label
Heur et Malheur (Happiness and Woe)
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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ld1-1643399887910-1643399891843-1
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object
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normalized
title
Heur et Malheur (Happiness and Woe)
description
Octagonal gambling token. Obverse shows the double bust of young Janus. Inscription: HEUR ET MALHEUR (happiness and woe) / GAYRARD-F. Reverse shows a lion devouring a fox and the inscription: LA RUSE NE PEUT LE SAUVER.
credit
Gift of Sarah Cooper Hewitt
rights
CC0
creators
Raymond Gayrard, French, 1777 - 1858
genreSpecific
metalwork
Decorative Arts
Token
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diam.: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
accession
1907-17-135
Source extras
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CHNDM
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edanmdm
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edanmdm:chndm_1907-17-135
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CHNDM
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chndm_1907-17-135
med
Cast silver
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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