Model Type
fragmentary - bird
Description
Turin Mus. online cat:
Object: statue / duck / wings
Dimension: Height 2 cm., Width 5.5 cm.; Length 9 cm.
Material: wood / plaster / paint
Provenance: Assiut
Category: Statuary
Location: Storage
Description: : Pair of duck wings plastered and painted, with a peg joint of partially preserved the basis for engagement in the hands of a carrier (?). The anatomical details are rendered graphically by parallel lines painted stucco with red and black on a white background with black edging (denotation of the plumage).
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This is one example of several similar fragments in Turin

Schiaparelli excavated Asyut for the Turin Museum in the early 20th century, but he did not publish his excavations.

Site
Asyut
Museum
Museo Egizio, Turin
Accession number
S. 8165/34
Notes
No record in current catalogue
Material
wood
Dimensions
Height 2 cm Width 5.5 cm Length 9 cm
Museum Online Record Card
https://collezioni.museoegizio.it/en-GB/material/S_8165_34

Links to Images and Other Refs


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