Figurine

48-2-72

From: Italy

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 48-2-72
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Italy
Date Made 300-399 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Iconography Dove
Description

Bronze finial: dove. Dark brown patina with traces of red and green. Dove stands with its head thrown back and its bill open. Legs are shown as a single triangular pedestal. The bird's wings are stippled. Eyes are formed by a dot surrounded by a groove. It wears a molded collar decorated with vertical grooves and a kind of pendant hanging down on the front.

Height 4 cm
Width 1.7 cm
Credit Line Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948
Other Number 266 - Collector Number | L-2-274 - Old Loan Number

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