Physical Qualities
Bronze, red-brown patina, 5/8 H x 2-1/8Lx 1-5/16 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
1996.46.78
Tiny turtle with head raised and tail straight; pattern on shell consists of repeated irregular squares; edge of shell has a scalloped design. Base: no ground or base.
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
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Barye: Contrasting Viewpoints", August 12-September 28, 1975.
Inscribed: Two labels (one over the other) on bottom of base: L.66.9.64.