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Claw of a bird

Egyptian or Greek, Ptolemaic
Late Period or Hellenistic Period
mid 7th–late 1st century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Height (without base): 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.301
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionSolid bronze claw of a bird, most likely a falcon. It is corroded. The toes are complete. Carved details on the leg and claw.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession Date: January 1, 1886)