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Source Description
This duck's head turned backward probably formed the finial of a long rod that originally had an ointment spoon at the other end. The round eye with well-marked tear ducts is perforated (for inlay (?)). The bill markings are indicated by incisions.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
23259
label
Duck Head
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
23259
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Duck Head
description
This duck's head turned backward probably formed the finial of a long rod that originally had an ointment spoon at the other end. The round eye with well-marked tear ducts is perforated (for inlay (?)). The bill markings are indicated by incisions.
provenance
MacGregor Collection [lot 678]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, 1922, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 16th-early 11th century BCE (New Kingdom)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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finials
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
bone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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41f5d3becd026c18