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The Lion and Pigeon
The Lion and Pigeon

The Lion and Pigeon

Artist/Maker Eli Harvey United States, 1860 - 1957
Date1900
MediumWhite Marble and onyx base
Dimensions10 1/2 × 19 3/4 × 7 in. (26.7 × 50.2 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineNational Museum of Wildlife Art Collection
Object numberM2003.103
ClassificationsSculpture
Keyword
Subject
SignedSigned
InscribedP right rear: ELI HARVEY PARIS/1900
On View
Not on view
DescriptionLion lays down with his front legs extended. He has a pigeon between his front paws. Corresponding letter, located in hard file.
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