Brass Lizard
Unknown Indian, Indian
Cast brass
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Robert L. Ripley, Class of 1939H
40.15.12594
Geography
Place Made: Varanasi, India, South Asia, Asia
Object Name
Figure
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Provenance
Purported to have been in the collection of the Maharaja of Patiala; collected by Robert L. (born LeRoy Robert) Ripley (1890-1949), Mamaroneck, New York, early 20th century (The Ripley's Believe It or Not Collection); given to present collection, 1940.
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