The Beholder

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1994. Bricolage. 6 1⁄8 x 6 1⁄4 x 12″ (closed) open 18 1⁄2 x 6 1⁄8 x 3 1⁄16. 
Old frame holding remainder of seaman’s sea-shell construction. Following instruction “BEHOLD” look through small lens to see the reflection of one’s eye. Opening box reveals cast bronze mole paws holding tiny southern anoles (lizards)