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The Charging Herd
Accession # 16.508
Artist Carl E. Akeley
Title The Charging Herd
Date 1915
Medium Bronze
Dimensions 12 5/8 x 28 3/8 x 12 5/8 in., 80.4 lb. (32.1 x 72.1 x 32.1 cm, 36.5kg)
Marks Inscribed on proper rear of base: "Cast for / George D. Pratt Esqr. No. [?] / Limited to Ten Copies / C.E.A and 11-9-1"
Signed Inscribed on proper left side of base: "The Charging Herd" and "Carl E. Akeley / © 1915"
Credit Line Gift of George D. Pratt
Location Visible Storage: Case 29, Shelf B (Sculpture)
Description Statuette of herd of seven elephants; pressed tightly together; herd strides down a declining base. Condition: good; white corrosion in some crevices.