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Whistle in the form of a dolphin on a duck
Greek, East Greek
about 575–550 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Rhodes (or Western Anatolia)
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.109 gr. H. 0.149 gr. L.
Credit Line
Source unidentified
Accession Number04.2056
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionDolphin on back of duck; one head serves for both. Orifice in tail of duck and round opening in head which allow passage of air through body and up hollow neck. Small lump of clay confined in head of dolphin forms a rattle. Decoration in black glaze covering upper part of the bodies and stippled on under side of duck.