Australian Seal | |
Artist: | Thomas Bass |
Type: | Sculpture |
Height Imperial: | 8 |
Width Imperial: | 5 |
Length Imperial: | 2 |
Metric Unit: | m |
Imperial Unit: | ft |
City: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
Australian Seal is an outdoor sculpture of 1968–69 by Thomas Bass, installed outside the Embassy of Australia, Washington, D.C., in the United States. The bronze sculpture measures approximately 8feet x 5feet x 2feet and is set on a flagstone base. It depicts a kangaroo, emu, and the Australian shield, which includes images of St. George's Cross, Queen Victoria's crown, a Maltese Cross, magpie, black swan, and lions. Above the shield is a seven-pointed star.[1]