Figurine

48-2-71

From: Turkey (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 48-2-71
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Islamic
Provenience Turkey (uncertain)
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Iconography Bird
Description

Bird. Brown patina with traces of green. Small bird has folded wings and an up-turned tail. Ridge on the top of the head may represent a comb or tuft of feathers. Legs are represented as a single stem by which it was attached to another object.

Height 2.5 cm
Length 2.3 cm
Width 0.9 cm
Credit Line Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948
Other Number 48 - Collector Number | L-2-222 - Old Loan Number

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