Bird Finial
Asian Art
MEDIUM
Bronze
DATES
13th–14th century
DIMENSIONS
height: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
widest point: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
2021.1.15
CREDIT LINE
Bequest of Dr. Samuel Eilenberg
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1998, provenance not yet documented; by 1998, acquired by Samuel Eilenberg of New York; 1998, bequeathed by Samuel Eilenberg to the Brooklyn Museum; April 6, 2021, accessioned by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Finial in the shape of a rooster, with large, elaborately scrolling tail. Javenese bronze casters began to make objects with exuberant, open-work scrolling like this in the 10th century, but this example, with its flatter form, is likely from the later period, when all court activity moved to the eastern end of the island.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Bird Finial, 13th–14th century. Bronze, height: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Dr. Samuel Eilenberg, 2021.1.15 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2021.1.15.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.2021.1.15.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2021
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