<em>Mold for Making a Benu Bird</em>. Limestone, 4 9/16 × 4 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (11.6 × 11.5 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.127. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.127_view01.jpg)

Mold for Making a Benu Bird

Medium: Limestone

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Dimensions: 4 9/16 × 4 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (11.6 × 11.5 × 3.8 cm)

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Accession Number: 16.127

Image: CUR.16.127_view01.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Square limestone mould with figure of a Benu bird (Phoenix) facing right, in sunk relief. Condition: Minor chips (ancient) on surface. Slight discolorations, otherwise perfect. Typical specimen of average workmanship.

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