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Prometheus Bound

MediumLimestone

ClassificationSculpture

ProvenanceJohn Ringling (1866-1936), Sarasota, Florida, n.d.-1936; bequeathed to The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936-present.

Credit LineBelieved to be a Bequest of John Ringling, 1936

Object numberRMA26

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John Ringling Bequest

Dimensions76 1/2 × 21 1/4 × 17 3/4 in. (194.3 × 54 × 45.1 cm)

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