Flag of EgyptEgyptian Art304–30 B.C.

Artwork Details

TitleGaming piece? in the shape of a bird's head
MediumLimestone, pigment?
DimensionsHeight: 3.5 x Diam. 1.6 cm (1 3/8 x 5/8 in.)
DepartmentEgyptian Art
Date304–30 B.C.
Credit LineGift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

PeriodPtolemaic Period
Date Range304 BC – 30 BC

Provenance

CountryEgypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 552327