A pendant depicting a ba-bird with outstretched wings

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Egyptian Art

A pendant depicting a ba-bird with outstretched wings

Maker not identified

Date
664–332 B.C.
Medium
Gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise, carnelian
Dimensions
L. 5 × W. 2.9 × D. 0.7 cm (1 15/16 × 1 1/8 × 1/4 in.)
Object type
Pendant, Ba bird, wings
Period
Late Period
Country
Egypt
Object number
13.184
Credit line
Anonymous Gift, in memory of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1913
Gallery
127

Subjects and terms

  • Birds

The Met object ID 545376. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.