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Ape Riding a Gnu (Singe monté sur un gnou)

Artist: Antoine-Louis Barye, French, 1795-1875
Medium: Bronze
Place Made: France
Dates: modeled ca. 1840; cast date unknown
Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (23.5 x 28.6 x 10.8 cm)
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 10.117
Credit Line: Purchased by special subscription
Image: Overall, 10.117.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2005

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