Ibis Sculpture
date: label: Accession Date
content: 28 Aug 1992
name: label: Collector
content: Joseph Hirshhorn
label: Donor Name
content: Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden
notes: label: Notes
content: WOOD AND BRONZE SCULPTURE OF IBIS, WITH GOLD LEAF BODY, BRONZE: HEAD, NECK AND FEET AND LENGTH; DETAILED MARKING OF LEGS, MOUNTED ON WOODEN STAND. PROVENIENCE UNDOCUMENTED. IDENTIFICATION PROVIDED BY HMSG.
label: Notes
content: Very good piece, beautifully detailed on legs. Could be anywhere from 4th century BC to Coptic period in age. CT scans show it is solid.
label: Notes
content: From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Bronze, wood, and gold leaf ibis standing, 332-30 B.C. The body of this striking ibis figure is solid wood. Even without a mummy tucked inside, it probably served as an offering for Thoth.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 6 Jul 2017
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Not Given, Egypt (not certain), Africa (not certain)
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Coptic
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 370312
label: USNM Number
content: A553192-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Figure
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 30 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 22.5 cm
label: Depth - Object
content: 9 cm