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Ibis head

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Title:

Ibis head

Creation Date:

664-343 BCE circa

Subject:

Ibis, head

Description:

A bronze head of an ibis with curving neck, long slender beak with engraved features, and sunken eyes, mounted on base

Material:

Metal

Medium:

Bronze

Technique:

Molding

Decorative Technique:

None

Decorative Motif:

None

Culture:

Egyptian

Country of Origin:

Egypt

Modern Country Name:

Egypt

Category:

Sculpture

Object Type:

Statue

Dimensions:

5x2.1x4.6cm

Whole Or Part:

Part

Inscription:

None

Date Accessioned:

11/10/1976

Original Information:

Sticker "PB 67"; Card "Egyptian bronze head of an Ibis 664-343 BC, the Ibis was sacred to the moon god Thoth, the patron of Hermopolis Magna in Upper Egypt, P-B 67"

Auction House Information:

Parke-Bernet Galleries, Item 7, Cat. 3163, Feb. 25, 1971, p. 13

Provenance:

Allen L. Owens

Accession #:

76.1.0426

Collection:

Madison Art

Record created:

Jan. 1, 1980

Last modified:

Aug. 24, 2010

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