Object Number | 48-2-72 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Roman |
Provenience | Italy |
Date Made | 300-399 CE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Bronze |
Iconography | Dove |
Description | Bronze finial: dove. Dark brown patina with traces of red and green. Dove stands with its head thrown back and its bill open. Legs are shown as a single triangular pedestal. The bird's wings are stippled. Eyes are formed by a dot surrounded by a groove. It wears a molded collar decorated with vertical grooves and a kind of pendant hanging down on the front. |
Height | 4 cm |
Width | 1.7 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
Other Number | 266 - Collector Number | L-2-274 - Old Loan Number |
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