Bowl with Long Beaked-Bird
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.A] hunter wore leather gloves and carried the falcon on the back of either hand, preferably the left. The falcon’s feet, with little bells attached to them, were fastened to the hunter’s hand with straps,
which were unfastened when the falcon was released for hunting.
— From Description of Crane Hunting by Constantine Manasses (ca. 1130–87)
Crane hunting was a popular Byzantine sport. The long-beaked bird may be a bird of prey (the hunter) or a waterbird (the hunted).
which were unfastened when the falcon was released for hunting.
— From Description of Crane Hunting by Constantine Manasses (ca. 1130–87)
Crane hunting was a popular Byzantine sport. The long-beaked bird may be a bird of prey (the hunter) or a waterbird (the hunted).
Artwork Details
- Title: Bowl with Long Beaked-Bird
- Date: late 1200s–early 1300s
- Culture: Byzantine
- Medium: Terracotta decorated in sgraffito
- Dimensions: Overall: 3 9/16 x 10 11/16 in. (9 x 27.2 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Lent by Conservation Center, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
- Object Number: L.2000.77.3
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters