bm-ancient-art:Mold for Making a Benu Bird, Brooklyn Museum: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Easte
bm-ancient-art:Mold for Making a Benu Bird, Brooklyn Museum: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern ArtLarge oblong limestone mould with figure of a Benu bird (Phoenix) in sunk relief facing to the left. Condition: Edges chipped, discolorations. Slight incrustattions on front. The relief is either unfinished or of very poor workmanship. Back shows same curious construction as 16.126.Size: 5 1/16 × 6 5/16 × 1 ¼ in. (12.8 × 16 × 3.1 cm)Medium: Limestonehttps://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/9406 -- source link
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