Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown patina, 10-3/8 H x 9-5/8 W x 3-3/8 D in.
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.46.48
Standing dromedary (camel with one hump) with head raised; proper left foreleg and proper right hind leg slightly forward. Dromedary has an elaborate saddle and reins with only one stirrup on proper left. Base: oval ground; no rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; from Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, by gift 1910; from Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George Aloysius Lucas, Paris, by commission, possibly 1884; from Barbedienne, Paris
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection", October 12-November 21, 1965, no. 357.
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, November 12-December 27, 1970.
Inscribed: Signed on top base wall: 'BARYE' (underlined). Black ink on bottom of base: 'MODERNE' (underlined); 'DROMEDAIRÉ HARNACHÉ/ D'EGYPTE'. One label: L.64.15.56.
