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Egypto-Roman. <em>Head of a Bird</em>, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_view01.jpg)
Egypto-Roman. Head of a Bird, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_view01.jpg)
Egypto-Roman. <em>Head of a Bird</em>, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_view01.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. Head of a Bird, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_view01.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. <em>Head of a Bird</em>, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_view02.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. Head of a Bird, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_view02.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. <em>Head of a Bird</em>, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. Head of a Bird, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. <em>Head of a Bird</em>, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_view03.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. Head of a Bird, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_view03.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. <em>Head of a Bird</em>, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_view04.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. Head of a Bird, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_view04.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. <em>Head of a Bird</em>, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_view05.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. Head of a Bird, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_view05.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. <em>Head of a Bird</em>, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_view06.jpg)

Egypto-Roman. Head of a Bird, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_view06.jpg)

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Head of a Bird

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Egypto-Roman
MEDIUM Bronze
DATES ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E.
PERIOD Roman Period
DIMENSIONS 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 16.394
CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Bronze head of a bird, probably an eagle. Feathers indicated by incisions. Eyes incised and surrounded by a white substance. Detail from a larger composition. Condition: Fair. Metal in good condition with dark green patina. Diseased spot at base of neck. Base of neck open.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Egypto-Roman. Head of a Bird, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_view01.jpg)
IMAGE overall, CUR.16.394_view01.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2021
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Egypto-Roman. <em>Head of a Bird</em>, ca. 2nd-3rd century C.E. Bronze, 2 9/16 × 1 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (6.5 × 3.1 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.394. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.394_view01.jpg)

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