Figure
Physical description
Cast bronze Ibis head with a wooden base. This figure only consists of the bird's long, curved neck and head. Deep lines delineate the beak and the eye, as well as the lower lid of the eye. There is a groove running from the crown of the bird's head to the tip of the beak. The surface of the sculpture is pitted and covered in green bronze accretion.
Date Made
Ptolemaic ? (332 B.C.E.-30 B.C.E.)
Date Acquired
21 Oct 2010
How Acquired
Transferred
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 7 cm x 1.7 cm x 8 cm
Object Number
2827/2