FIGURINE OF A PHEASANT
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The statuette shows a walking pheasant. He is carved in a hardstone with eyes made from sapphires. The bord is upright and it strides forward. Its wings are folded against its body and its tail extends horizontally to the back. The base is a slice of agate which is polished on the top where the bird is walking. The top is flat but the sides slope upwards.
- Object name:
- FIGURINE OF A PHEASANT
- Made from:
- Hardstone -- agate -- sapphires
- Made in:
- USA
- Date made:
- 1960
- Size:
- 15.9 cm (6 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 21.179
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973