Statuette of an Ibis
3rd century B.C.–1st century A.D.
- Medium
- Glass and bronze
- Dimensions
- 6.3 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-225600
Bronze statuette of a squatting Ibis. The head and feet are cast in bronze, and the feet have tangs for attachment. The body is a dark, opaque blue and the tail feathers are inlaid opaque, red glass. The statuette is intact and in good condition with some minor weathering of the bronze. The body and wings have very few minor scratches.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
Registry history
- 3rd century B.C.–1st century A.D. — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — sculpture
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