The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 13, 2026

A dark brown bronze sculpture depicts an ibis with a long, downward-curving beak and tucked wings. Standing on a rectangular base, the bird faces right with large, three-toed feet, one set slightly forward. Green oxidation patches texture its rounded body, while fine gold lines are inlaid around the eyes and along the beak. The heavy, detailed claws and smooth patina capture the sculpture's distinct, ancient avian form.

Ibis

664–30 BCE OR 664–330 BCE

Egypt, Late period , Dynasty 26 or later

(715–332 BCE)
bronze, solid cast, with gold-rich inlays
Overall: 5.8 x 3.4 cm (2 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.667
Location: 107 Egyptian
  • Wunderlich, Silvia. "The Bequest of James Parmelee." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 28, no. 2 (February 1941): 15-27 Mentioned: p. 26 www.jstor.org
    Kozloff, Arielle P. “A Bronze Menagerie.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 63, no. 3 (March 1976): 75–88. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 81-82, fig. 17 www.jstor.org
    Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 436
  • Egypt: Materials and Methods. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 14, 1962-January 21, 1963).
  • {{cite web|title=Ibis|url=false|author=|year=664–30 BCE OR 664–330 BCE|access-date=13 May 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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