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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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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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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