Obelisk (Cleopatra’s Needle)
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Artwork Details
- Title: Obelisk (Cleopatra’s Needle)
- Date: 1881
- Medium: Lead, hollow cast with brown/gray patina
- Dimensions: 14 7/8 × 3 3/8 × 3 3/8 in. (37.8 × 8.6 × 8.6 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Olana State Historic Site, Gift of Olana Preservation, Inc. and Museum PurchaseThe Olana Partnership, Hudson, New York (OL.1981.730)
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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