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Lamp in the form of a bird

Lamp in the form of a bird. The beak is large, the head is turned slightly to the left and the neck is straight. Two openings are present on the upper surface: the central filling hole, with a raised rim, and the wick hole at the tip of the tail. The wings are decorated and cross over the tail near the wick hole. The bird stands on a circular base, from which a circular-section tenon projects down. The lamp is mounted on a modern wooden stand. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for hollow casts.

Cat. 7197/?
Metal / Bronze
332 BCE – 395 CE
Hellenistic Period – Roman Period
Unknown
Old Fund, 1824–1888
Museum / Floor 2A / Mezzanine / Cabinet 05 Metal / Shelf 05
Museo Egizio