id:			159217
accession number:	1995.40
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.40
updated:		2023-12-08 09:35:29.965000

Flint in the Form of a Bird, 4000–3000 BC. Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada II–III (3650–3000 BCE). Tan-colored flint; overall: 5.2 x 5.2 cm (2 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1995.40

title:				Flint in the Form of a Bird
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creation date:			4000–3000 BC
creation date earliest:		-4000
creation date latest:		-3000
current location:		107 Egyptian
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada II–III (3650–3000 BCE)
technique:	tan-colored flint
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Predynastic
type:		Implements
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measurements: Overall: 5.2 x 5.2 cm (2 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	(Rupert Wace Ancient Art Limited, London, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1995
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1995-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Annual Report</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: The Museum, 1995.
	page number: 	p. 38
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	Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 120; Mentioned: p. 120
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IMAGES

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print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1995.40/1995.40_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1995.40/1995.40_full.tif