Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Duck
9th century BCE (Geometric)
hollow-cast bronze
(Ancient Greece )
(Ancient Greece )
Animals were popular motifs in the Geometric period. Bird ornaments often decorated horse trappings.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dr. Hugo Weissmann, Boston [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1954, by purchase.
Geographies
Greece (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 3/8 x 3 x 1 1/8 in. (6.1 x 7.6 x 2.8 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the S. & A.P. Fund, 1954
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2400