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Saqqara Bird

Saqqara Bird

sculpture · 150 BCE

The Saqqara Bird is a model bird made of sycamore wood and mounted on a stick, discovered during the 1898 excavation of the tomb of Pa-di-Imen in Saqqara, Egypt. It has been dated to approximately 200 BCE, and is now housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The Saqqara Bird has a wingspan of 18 cm (7.1 in) and weighs 39.12 g (1.380 oz). Its purpose is unknown, although it is not capable of flight.

held at
Egyptian Museum · museum building

The journey

found at
Saqqara
now in
Egyptian Museum
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