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The Plymouth Prawn

Officially entitled 'The Leviathan' , this sculpture, known as The Plymouth Prawn sits on top of a pole near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth's Barbican.

Created by Brian Fell and unveiled in 1996 it is made from copper painted mild steel and represents sea creatures landed by Plymouth's fisherman.

It has a cormorant’s feet, a plesiosaurus’s tail, the fin of a John Dory, a lobster’s claws and the head of an angler fish but no actual prawn !

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Uploaded on March 17, 2019
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