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Written by: Lucas HughesContributing Writer · Furniture & Decorative Arts
Furniture & Decorative Arts · Catalogue no. 212659
Ancient GreekBird Head Fragment
StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byArt Institute of Chicago
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| Artist / Maker | Ancient Greek |
|---|---|
| Date | Geometric Period (800–600 BCE) |
| Culture / Origin | Greece |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 3 × 1.9 × 1.1 cm (1 1/8 × 3/4 × 3/8 in.) |
| Department | Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium |
| Type | Decorative Arts |
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Image & data: Art Institute of Chicago, CC0 / Public Domain.
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