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Caption

Coptic. Bird, 5th–7th century C.E. (possibly). Terracotta, 2 9/16 × 2 9/16 in. (6.5 × 6.5 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, 16.263. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University))

Culture

Coptic

Title

Bird

Date

5th–7th century C.E. (possibly)

Period

Late Antique Period

Medium

Terracotta

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

2 9/16 × 2 9/16 in. (6.5 × 6.5 cm)

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

Accession Number

16.263

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