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Urn

European Art

On View: Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor
MEDIUM Bronze
  • Place Made: Asia
  • DATES 1931
    DIMENSIONS height: 35 in. (88.9 cm) diameter: 54 1/2 in. (138.4 cm) extreme width at handles: 63 in. (160 cm) bottom width, diameter: 31 in., 640 lb. (78.7 cm, 290.3kg)  (show scale)
    MARKINGS Herman Bergman fud. Stockhom 1931
    SIGNATURE 65.130.1
    COLLECTIONS European Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 32.479.2
    CREDIT LINE George C. Brackett Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Pair of bronze urns (identical) decorated with low relief swimming figures, fish, and sea animals.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden, 1st Floor
    CAPTION Carl Milles (Swedish, 1875–1955). Urn, 1931. Bronze, height: 35 in. (88.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, George C. Brackett Fund, 32.479.2. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: , CUR.32.479.1_32.479.2.jpg)
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    Carl Milles (Swedish, 1875–1955). <em>Urn</em>, 1931. Bronze, height: 35 in. (88.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, George C. Brackett Fund, 32.479.2. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: , CUR.32.479.1_32.479.2.jpg)