Finial in the Form of a Bird (one of a pair with 1944.57.35)
SculptureChinese

Finial in the Form of a Bird (one of a pair with 1944.57.35)

Classification
Sculpture
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Chinese
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Provenance

Private Collection (by 1944), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1944.

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