Lion About to Strike a Serpent (Lion la patte levée sur un serpent) or (Esquisse du lion des Tuileries)

Antoine-Louis Baryemodeled 1832, executed before 1847

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Title: Lion About to Strike a Serpent (Lion la patte levée sur un serpent) or (Esquisse du lion des Tuileries)
Creator: Antoine-Louis Barye
Date Created: modeled 1832, executed before 1847
Physical Dimensions: Height: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Type: Statuette
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/198566
Medium: Bronze, brown patina
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Culture: French

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