The sculpture is of a lizard, made of bronze, placed on a stone base. The lizard has detailed features, including scales and limbs. The base has brown and beige tones with natural marbling.
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Life Cast of a Lizard

Probably medalist European 19th Century

probably 19th century

Medium
gilded bronze
Classification
Sculpture
Dimensions
overall: 8.8 x 7 x 2 cm (3 7/16 x 2 3/4 x 13/16 in.) ; base: 1.4 x 11.1 x 8.9 cm (9/16 x 4 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.) ; gross weight: 97.000 gr
Culture
European
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line
Gift of Lisa and Leonard Baskin
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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