domingo, 15 de enero de 2017

Ba bird

Ba bird
Egyptian
Late Period
760–332 B.C.
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Dimensions
9.5 x 3.2 x 5.7 cm (3 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.)
Accession Number
72.4952
Medium or Technique
Painted wood
Not On View
Collections
The Ancient World
Classifications
Tomb equipment

Painted. Color strong. White body and face, brown wings, green headdress and beard. Claws carved. Stands on thin plank, with hole running up from below. Quite good condition. Solid under body.
Provenance
By 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/ba-bird-336150

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