Duck

ca. 1st-3rd century or modern (Ptolemaic-Roman or modern)

17.7 cm 14.2 cm

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This duck figurine has wing feathers and eyes carved with a painted neck and head. There is a wood pin in the top of its head.Geese, ducks, and other fowl were common in ancient Egypt. They were part of the daily diet and were used as offerings for deities and the deceased. Fi...

Sculpture

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34815
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[Said to have been found at Meidoun]; Navare, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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