Antoine-Louis Barye
Turtle No. 2
1870-1928
Physical Qualities
Bronze, 1-1/8 H x 3-7/8 L x 2-11/16 D in.
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.1994.2
Small turtle with head raised and tail straight standing on all four legs; pattern on shell consists of a repeated square spiral design; edge of shell has a scalloped design. Base: no ground or base.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by bequest; Claribel Cone, before 1929
Inscribed: On bottom on piece, stamped: 'Barye,' 'France'
