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Waterbird on stand
Greek
Geometric Period
about 750–700 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Heyward Cutting
Accession Number63.1397
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 010.
DescriptionWaterbird with a long curved bill. There is a hole for suspension diagonally from the middle of the back to just under the breast. The bottom of the stand is concave. Even green patina.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Heyward Cutting Collection; gift of Heyward Cutting to MFA, September 18, 1963