Quaternion II, (sculpture).

Quaternion II, (sculpture).

Saganic, Livio, 1950- , sculptor.

Quaternion II, (sculpture).

Quaternion Two, (sculpture).

Installed winter 1992-1993. Dedicated June 29, 1993.

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Northern Quebec Province granite.

Approx. 9 x 7 x 6 ft.

Abstract sculpture consisting of four pieces of granite in differing sizes and shapes, arranged in a pyramidal composition. The tallest piece has a series of facets carved into it. There is a rectangular "window" cut through the sculpture. The shortest piece has a series of steps on one of its ends. The sculpture is set in a hexagon-shaped bedding of basalt and granite chips in a recessed area of a sidewalk.

Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Piscataway

Administered by Rutgers University, Busch Campus, Facilities Maintenance, Piscataway, New Jersey

Located Rutgers University, Busch Campus, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, 681 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, New Jersey

A "quarternion" is a group of four items or people. A nearby plaque reads: Quaternion II 1992/granite/Livio Saganic/Commissioned under the Public Building Arts Inclusion Act of 1978/New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Department of State.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1994.

Companion to: NJ000394.

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