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Lizard Statue

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-5604

Description

Brass lizards, fully articulated bodies; tail on B is more tightly coiled than on A.

Details

Descriptive Terms

figurines
sculpture (visual work)
brass (alloy)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
animals
Brass
Mythical Animal
FIGURINE, ANIMAL

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1.875 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.887A

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