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Object Type
Museum number: 1907,0520.71
Description: Terracotta figure playing pipe and holding bird under left arm; legs and phallus suspended from wire cross-piece.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 100 - 199
Production place: Made in: Bosporus (historic - kingdom)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Olbia (Ukraine), tomb
Materials: terracotta; metal
Dimensions: Height: 17.50 centimetres (max)
Curator's comments: More likely to have been found in Bosporus than Olbia, as this type of figure was only made there and not exported.
Location: Not on display
Subjects: music; bird
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1907
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1907,0520.71

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