Ba bird


Accession Number
EC236
Current Location
House of Death (ground floor), Offerings case
Object Type
Sculpture, Ba bird
Material
Wood
Measurements
Height: 71mm | Width: 72mm | Depth: 34mm
Number of Elements
1

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Description

A wooden ba bird with stick legs and solar disc on its head. The solar disc may indicate a belief that the dead person was associated with the sun god. Stylistically this type seems to come from Meroe.

Bibliography

Anonymous. 1996. The face of Egypt: Swansea Festival exhibition: 5 October 1996–5 January 1997. Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. [Cat. 205]