

Mercury and Turtle by Albert E. Harnisch: A white marble sculpture of a nude male youth with short hair, wearing a hat, a cloth wrapped around his waist, and no shoes. The youth is sitting on his left leg, with his right leg bent and resting on a base. He is looking down at a turtle he holds in his hands. The sculpture is on a round base. The background is dark gray.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1862; carved 1879
- Medium
- Marble
- Culture
- American
- Dimensions
- 383 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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