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Animal figurine

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This terracotta has been identified as a standing bird, the two legs of which would have rested on a circular pedestal. The identifying characteristics of the object have disappeared. The two wings, the tail and the head are missing.

Present location

INSTITUT DE PAPYROLOGIE ET D'ÉGYPTOLOGIE, UNIVERSITÉ DE LILLE III [02/049] LILLE

Inventory number

L 2498 (?)

Dating

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD (not after); ROMAN PERIOD (not before)

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

ANIMAL/HYBRID FIGURINE

Material

POTTERY

Technique

FORMED BY HAND; PRESSED IN A FORM/MODEL

Height

5.6 cm

Width

2.8 cm

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