Mold for Making a Benu Bird, Brooklyn Museum: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Large 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: Limestone
Spencer Witcraft 