Physical Qualities
Bronze, 6-9/16 H x 2-3/4 L in. (with base)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Norman Baetjer, Jr.
Object Number
1974.24.6
A marabou (a large African stork) standing on its proper left leg on a natural mound. The marabou is holding a serpent in its proper right talon; the serpent's body is coiled around the marabou's proper left leg. Base: natural mound; no rim on a octangonal stone plinth.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1974; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Norman Baetjer, Jr., Baltimore, by bequest; either in 1969, from Harry Norman Baetjer, Baltimore or in 1945, from his uncle, Edwin G. Baetjer, Baltimore; Edwin G. Baetjer, Baltimore, by bequest 1923; Charles Koppleman, Baltimore
Inscribed: Signed on base: BARYE. Bottom of base, red paint: 74.24.6; (unreadable). Bottom of base: torn off label.
