Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue

Double ba-bird Late Period–Ptolemaic Period

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Description

Statuette, Ba-bird. Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C. Cupreous metal. H. 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.); W. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); D: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.) H. (with tang): 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Birds. Credit: Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910.

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Materials Cupreous Metal
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