Clay figure of a bird

 

Painted pottery figure of a bird, from which the head is lost. Pottery figures of animals and birds are rare in Egyptian burials. For the date, apparently early Middle Kingdom, see the comment on vessel NMI 1902:477, from the same tomb, which had already been robbed in antiquity.

Present location	NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN
Inventory number	1902:471
Dating	MIDDLE KINGDOM
Archaeological Site	ABYDOS
Category	ANIMAL/HYBRID FIGURINE
Material	POTTERY
Technique	PRESSED IN A FORM/MODEL
Height	8 cm
Width	7.5 cm

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