Vulture with spread wings

Late Period–Ptolemaic Period

664–30 BCE

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Title: Vulture with spread wings
Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Date: 664–30 BCE
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: Bronze or cupreous alloy
Dimensions: h. 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.) × w. 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Darius Ogden Mills, 1904
Object Number: 04.2.662
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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