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Terror. Virtue - Medal
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Terror. Virtue - Medal

Artist (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Assister (Motherwell, Scotland, born 1951)
Associated (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
Date1984
Mediumbronze
ClassificationsSculptures
DimensionsDiameter: 5.3cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2012 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017725
About MeCommissioned by the British Art Medal Society which is administered from the British Museum. Commissioned artists could choose their own subject matter. Finlay's medal commemorates the 'First Battle of Little Sparta', fought with Strathclyde Regional Council over rates.
New Arcadians' Journal No. 15 (Autumn 1984) "Liberty, Terror & Virtue: The Little Spartan War and The Third Reich Revisited"
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