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Curated by Alex Ruiz

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Date: 12th–13th century

Geography: Made in Iran

Medium: Stonepaste; monochrome glazed

Classification: Ceramics

Unknown Artist

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Figure of a Predatory Bird | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Date: 2nd–1st century BCE (?)

Culture: Greek, Cypriot

Medium: Terracotta; mold-made

Classification: Terracottas

Unknown Artist

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Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1894. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 2. pl. LXXVI.684, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.

Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 408, p. 240, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Terracotta statuette of a rooster | Greek, Cypriot | Late Hellenistic | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1894. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 2. pl. LXXVI.684, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company. Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas.

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Date: 306–30 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, foot of Hatshepsut Causeway, Lower Cemetery area (Birabi), MMA excavations, 1915–16

Medium: Pottery

Unknown Artist

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Figure of a Rooster | Ptolemaic Period | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Excavated by the Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian Expedition at the lower end of the Hatshepsut Causeway, Deir el Bahri Cache, 1915-16. Allotted to the Museum by the Egyptian Government in the division of finds

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As you can see the exhibition emphasizes a common sculpture between cultures, avian animals. This common sculpture presents itself through the medium of many different forms such as pottery, terracotta, and ceramics. Although the Greek and Egyptians in this particular instance took a different approach by specifically choosing a rooster and making it out of a medium without glaze nor vibrant color. This may be due to the availability of resources or techniques at the time. Nevertheless, it is an interesting contrast that can reflect the passage of time and improvement of artistry regardless of culture or boundary. All these figures feature a sharp prominent beak, although only the Greek and Islamic figure feature winglike appendages.