The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of August 9, 2026

A standing rooster faces right, shaped from light tan terracotta with a weathered, matte surface. A jagged, scalloped comb crowns its head above an open beak. Incised lines define feathers on its rounded wing and wide, curving tail. Two small, circular holes pierce the upper body. At the base, the bird stands on a blocky, rectangular support marked with dark gray patches.

Cock

500s BCE

Greece

terracotta
Overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Gift of Joseph Brummer 1927.23
Location: Not on view
  • ?-1927
    Brummer Gallery, New York, NY, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1927-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d. P02650 libmma.contentdm.oclc.org
    Brito, Nuno Brito. Galinhas de Portugal/Chickens of Portugal. Lima: Municipio de Ponte de Lima, 2018 Reproduced: p. 27
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1927.23