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Metal figurine of a bird. A hole goes through the bird’s stomach, and the top of the bird’s back connects to a metal hoop.
Metal figurine of a bird. A hole goes through the bird’s stomach, and the top of the bird’s back connects to a metal hoop.
Top view of a silver figurine of a bird, with a large round bellow and thin slender neck, and tail that narrows and flares outwards.
Bottom view of a silver figurine of a bird, with a large round bellow and thin slender neck, and tail that narrows and flares outwards.
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Unknown Maker, Greek

Bird
Now On View

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Greek

Culture

Greek

Title

Bird

Period

Late Geometric

Year

ca. 700 BCE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

bronze

Geography

Archaeological Site: Greece, Greek, probably from central or norther Greece, late Geometric period

Dimensions

5.4 x 2.5 cm (2 1/8 x 1 inches) (preserved height; width of body)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

54.198

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America
Oct 22, 2022 – Jun 04, 2023

Label copy

Across the ancient Greek and Roman world, worshippers visited temples and shrines to make requests to the gods and give thanks for their fulfillment. Offerings came in many forms: prayers, hymns, incense, liquids including wine or olive oil, animal sacrifices, or votive figures like these. Small bronze or terracotta figures of animals pleased certain gods or substituted for animal sacrifices.

—GB

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries
Sep 22, 2010

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Unknown Maker, Greek
Bird, ca. 700 BCE
Bronze
5.4 x 2.5 cm (2 1/8 x 1 inches) (preserved height; width of body)
Museum Works of Art Fund 54.198

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