Dear
Forum Friends,
I need your
help with a
Roman (?) Ceramic
Dove (Pidgeon?), or similar bird.
Size: approx. 115mm (L) x 45mm (W).
Fits nicely into one's hand.
This was something I picked up well over thirty years ago, and because it
was broken it was a relatively inexpensive thing to have obtained for a
(then) beginner/novice into the
field of ancient ceramic artefacts.
The problem with the deal was that it came with almost no other information,
except the general "
Roman" description
applied to it by the dealer.
Unfortunately I have no further idea about whether that was correct or not,
and so thought I would enquire with this highly informed group as to whether
anyone
had come across a similar item, and what additional details may be
forthcoming about it - if any. Is it
Roman? Is it Greek? Is it a
Dove? Date?
As may be seen, it is almost
complete, if broken, and everything fits together
nicely, including a very small piece at the beak (not shown). In the many years
since I bought it I have not come across anything like it. Any thoughts?
I appreciate anything you may be able to offer toward identifying this item.
- Walter