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| Keywords: Egyptian - Duck - Walters 221 - Three Quarter.jpg This duck figurine has wing feathers and eyes carved with a painted neck and head There is a wood pin in the top of its head Duck Egyptian Fayum Roman Period ca 1st-3rd century A D Geese ducks and other fowl were common in ancient Egypt They were part of the daily diet and were used as offerings for deities and the deceased Fishing and fowling were popular motifs in tomb and temple decoration This colorful duck is unusual in its size and style and it is possible that it was re-carved later ca 1st-3rd century Greco-Roman carved wood with white black green red and blue paint cm 14 2 17 7 accession number 22 1 34815 Said to have been found at Meidoun Henry Walters Baltimore 1929 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 Carved for Immortality The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2004-2005 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian art in the Walters Art Museum Birds in Ancient Egypt Works of Roman Egypt | ||||
