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[Astrophyton, an Echinoderm]

Louis Amédée Manteabout 1853–1854

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Unusual sea creature, with numerous plant-like tentacles. An astrophyton is related to sea stars and sea urchins.

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  • Title: [Astrophyton, an Echinoderm]
  • Creator: Bisson Frères, Louis-Amédée Mante, Lemercier et Cie.
  • Date Created: about 1853–1854
  • Location Created: Paris, France; London, England
  • Physical Dimensions: 27.4 × 23.3 cm (10 13/16 × 9 3/16 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Salted paper print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XB.1444.8
  • Culture: French
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Bisson Frères (French, active 1840 - 1864) Louis-Amédée Mante (French, 1826 - 1913) Photolithograph by Lemercier et Cie.
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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