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The figurine is handmade and hollow; to the bell-shaped body are attached open wings, a flat rectangular tail, and a solid cylindrical curving neck. Painted decoration: In black, the wings and horizontal bands on the sides. There are red and black vertical bands on the front and back.
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Title: Terracotta bird
Period: Cypro-Archaic II
Date: ca. 600–480 BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Terracotta; handmade
Dimensions: H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.830
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