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Bird Bowl
This two-handled cup is a well preserved example of what is commonly known as an East Greek Bird bowl. Produced in the eastern Aegean, the decoration and form is fairly standard, with two horizontal handles, a small ring foot, and simple imagery, frequently including a bird in profile, as seen here. The decoration repeats on each side.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Hesperia Art, Philadelphia, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1967, by purchase.
Geographies
Greece, Eastern Aegean Islands (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 2 3/16 x 7 5/16 x 5 1/2 in. (5.5 x 18.5 x 14 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Sales & Accessions Purchase Fund, 1967
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
48.2283