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Eagle with Serpent

modeled between 1824 and 1826, cast before 1875
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Eagle with Serpent
  • Artist: Antoine-Louis Barye (French, Paris 1795–1875 Paris)
  • Date: modeled between 1824 and 1826, cast before 1875
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Bronze (sand cast)
  • Dimensions: 4 × 5 3/8 in., 7.287oz. (10.2 × 13.7 cm, 206.6g)
  • Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
  • Object Number: 12.149.1
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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