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Bird figurine
Modern
Modern
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
3.8 x 0.5 cm (1 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund and Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number65.1682
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionModern work in the style of Early MInoan III. Bird resembling a partridge or dove, carved in relief on thin piece of ivory; deep groove indicating wing and shallower incisions (parallels) represent feathers. On long base over which tail extends. Bottom of base incised with zig-zags.
ProvenanceBy 1965: with Tassos Zoumboulakis, Athens; purchased by MFA from Tassos Zoumboulakis, December 8, 1965