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Dragon

1700s or later
bronze
Overall: 17 x 28.3 x 18 cm (6 11/16 x 11 1/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Michael de Havenon 1973.226
Location: 301 Baroque Sculpture Mezzanine
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Description

This figure was probably originally meant to serve as the decorative foundation to a larger object such as a casket or urn. In transition from decorative motif to independent work of art, the nether half may have been an addition, evidenced by the seam along its torso.
Dragon

Dragon

1700s or later

Italy, 18th century or later

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