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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bird Finial
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Bird Finial

Possible OriginAfghanistan, Asia
Date1st-6th Century CE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions1 7/8 x 11/16 in., 1/8 in., 10 g (4.7 x 1.7 cm, 0.3 cm, 3/8 oz.)
Object number2018.010.946
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes, Marseille, Archeologie (25 Avril 1974), lot 71.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, April 25, 1974, lot 71 (part). Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st-6th Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st-6th Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st-6th Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st-6th Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st-6th Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st-6th Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st-6th Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st-6th Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st-6th Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
1st-6th Century CE