EGYPT
Model of a trussed duck
New Kingdom, Dynasties XVIII–XX 1550 BCE-1069 BCE

Medium
painted wood

Measurements
5.0 × 6.0 × 10.8 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Accessioned, 1994

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Gallery location
Not on display

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Place/s of Execution
Egypt

Accession Number
D87-1994

Department
Antiquities

Physical description
Small wooden model of a duck with its legs folded onto its back and its head turned back, resting on its back. The duck is covered in a layer of gesso and painted brown with red legs, feet and bill, black head, and decorative markings on the shoulders, along the legs and down the back. The paint has chipped off in some areas.

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EGYPT
Model of a trussed duck
New Kingdom, Dynasties XVIII–XX 1550 BCE-1069 BCE