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NameSir Edmund Hillary
ProductionOphelia Gordon-Bell; sculptor; circa 1953
Classificationsculpture, busts
Materialsbronze, marble
Materials Summarybronze
DimensionsOverall: 320 (width), 678 (height), 260 (length), 52.3kg (weight)
Registration Number1955-0011-1
Credit lineGift of the New Zealand Dairy Produce Marketing Commission, 1955
Overview
Plaque reads 'SIR EDMUND HILLARY K.B.E., PAPAKURA NEW ZEALAND, Member of the British EVEREST Expedition, MAY 1953'