Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 29 19 Mar 2019
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Commemorative Medals, Archaeology: Lt. General Augustus Henry Lane-Fox Pitt Rivers (1827-1900), copper medal, c. 1880-1884, by Messrs. John Pinches, surveyor's scope, archaeologist's pick, skull, axe head and in ex., sword blade, rev. OPENED BY A. PITT RIVERS F.R.S., 38mm. (BHM.3079; Eimer 1677; Pinches [1989] p. 33), extremely fine and rare
The purpose of the medal is not known. In 1880 Pitt Rivers inherited an estate that included the whole area around Cranbourne Chase. It has been suggested the medal commemorates his excavations there and that specimens were left at the site. Alternatively, it could simply commemorate the opening of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1884.
(100-150 GBP)
The purpose of the medal is not known. In 1880 Pitt Rivers inherited an estate that included the whole area around Cranbourne Chase. It has been suggested the medal commemorates his excavations there and that specimens were left at the site. Alternatively, it could simply commemorate the opening of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford in 1884.
(100-150 GBP)