Terracotta vase in the form of a bird
Compact form, with wings and legs kept close to the body. The feathers are indicated by incisions on the body and wings, by dots on the head and neck and the beginning of the tail. The orifice is concealed by the tail and the legs pierced for the insertion of a string, so the bird could hang upside down, fitting well into the palm of a hand.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta vase in the form of a bird
- Period: Protocorinthian
- Date: mid-7th century BCE
- Culture: Greek, Corinthian
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1947
- Object Number: 47.100.2
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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