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Greek Geometric, c. 750-700 BC
Height: 3.2 cm; Length: 3 cm
Provenance: Private collection (RW), USA, acquired in the 1970s
Of elegant, schematized form, with flat, spoon bill, upright legs, and curved flaring tail decorated with a dot within an incised circle; pierced through the body.
This bird is a votive offering and was probably connected with the Sanctuary of Zeus at Pherai; the pierced hole was either to suspend it by a string or to attach it to a pin.
Literature: For close parallels, compare examples in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, acc. Nos. 66.972 and 67.1024.
Greek Geometric, c. 750-700 BC
Height: 3.2 cm; Length: 3 cm
Provenance: Private collection (RW), USA, acquired in the 1970s
Of elegant, schematized form, with flat, spoon bill, upright legs, and curved flaring tail decorated with a dot within an incised circle; pierced through the body.
This bird is a votive offering and was probably connected with the Sanctuary of Zeus at Pherai; the pierced hole was either to suspend it by a string or to attach it to a pin.
Literature: For close parallels, compare examples in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, acc. Nos. 66.972 and 67.1024.