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Sphyrna zygaena (NZ) - Hammerhead shark, head dorsal aspect

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NameSphyrna zygaena (NZ) - Hammerhead shark, head dorsal aspect

ProductionFrank Edward Clarke; artist; 1898

Classificationworks on paper

Materialswatercolour

Materials Summarywatercolour

Dimensionsimage: 424mm (width), 252mm (height)

Registration Number1992-0035-2278/112

Credit linePurchased 1921

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Category

Intended for: Scientific illustrations
Made of: watercolour
Type of: works on paper
Depicts: Fish

Place

Refers to: Islands, Bay of (New Zealand)

People & Organisations

Made by: Frank Edward Clarke

Taxonomy

Depicts: smooth hammerhead shark, Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758)