Terminal Ornament
305-30 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
That this finial or ornament belonged to an item of furniture is clear from the elaborate fittings, but both the identity of the original complete object and the exact symbolism of the duck or goose head remain unknown. Both types of fowl had sexual associations. Whatever its significance, the finial is apparently unique. Its fastidious modeling is characteristic of the Ptolemaic Period.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Furniture
- Formatted Medium
- Bronze
- Medium
- bronze
- Locations
- Place made: Egypt
- Dimensions
- 12 5/8 × 6 5/8 in. (32.1 × 16.8 cm)
- Accession Number
- 54.101
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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