7th/8th Century

Eastern Mediterranean

Length 18 x 12 Height

Of standing on two legs, with open work with pop-up gazes with the head crown and nostrils looking downwards peak.

The body is wrapped in feathers of palmette, the neck bound harness around with the open-work belly and the extensive wings and prolonged conspicuous tail.

Extraordinary for its period, multicoloured patina, on the tip right wing slightly chipped overall no further impairment.

From Distinguished Private Collections

Comes with a certificate from the Art Loss Register