7th century BC
Bird Finial. Intact, although probably came from a much larger, ornate object. Hawk-like bird constructed from two stamped sheets of gold, formed with relief for eyes, beak, cheeks, rounded form of breast, wings, and rump/tail.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Etruscan World (15 Mar 2003)
[Chapter] Turfa, Jean M. "Etruscan" Gold from Cerveteri (and Elsewhere) in the University of Pennsylvania Museum, in Bell, Sinclair & Nagy, Helen. New Persectives on Etruria and Early Rome: In Honor of Richard De Puma. 91-118. : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 99, fig. 6.4; p. 96
[Catalogue, Exhibition] Turfa, Jean M. 2005. Catalogue of the Etruscan Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 215, no. 225; p. C4, pl. 18
[Catalogue, Exhibition] White, Donald, et al. 2002. Guide to the Etruscan and Roman Worlds at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 27, no. 42
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