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Mold for a Bird Amulet

Mold for a Bird Amulet

Artist
CultureEgyptian
Date959-909 BCE
Mediumlimestone
Dimensions1 3/4 × 4 5/16 × 3 7/8 in. (4.5 × 11 × 9.9 cm)
Classificationssculpture
Credit LineAckland Fund
Object number62.19.7
DescriptionSquare mold for a bird, in profile to left. The workmanship is fine, the carving shallow. The bird has a small head, long, pointed beak, and crest with two long feathers extending separately behind the head. A large circular groove indicates the eye. The thin neck curves forward to meet the large body, which tapers to a point at the tail. The nearer leg—the upper section much shorter than the lower—extends beyond the edge of the body, ending in a bifurcated foot.
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