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Python and a Gnu

A work made of bronze.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of bronze.

Date:

Cast c. 1934/35

Artist:

Antoine Louis Barye (French, 1795–1875)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Antoine Louis Barye

Title

Python and a Gnu

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Cast 1930–1940

Medium

Bronze

Inscriptions

Inscribed: Barye and Tiffany & Co.

Dimensions

26.8 × 40.1 × 19.7 cm (10 9/16 × 15 3/4 × 7 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

George F. Harding Collection

Reference Number

1984.35

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