Statuette of a hunchback holding a cockerel
Statuette of a hunchback holding a cockerel

Currently not on view

Statuette of a hunchback holding a cockerel,

2nd–1st century BCE

Greek
Hellenistic
y1989-49

Information

Title
Statuette of a hunchback holding a cockerel
Dates

2nd–1st century BCE

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
5.5 x 3.7 x 2.8 cm (2 3/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
y1989-49
Culture
Greek
Period
Hellenistic
Type
metalwork, figurines
Materials
bronze
Subject
figures (representations), birds

Purchased from The Merrin Gallery, N. Y.;

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