Plates for Front and back, turtle shell, panels A and B
1975
Medium
copper
Measurements
20.3 × 26.0 cm
(A) 20.0 × 25.9 cm
(B) 40.4 × 26.0 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Lyn Williams AM in memory of Fred Williams through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2014
Gallery location
Not on display
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