The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Duck Head Finial

c. 1400–1300 BCE

possibly Hungary, Bronze Age

bronze, cast
Overall: 5 x 2.1 x 5 cm (1 15/16 x 13/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1992.62
Location: 106A Migration Period & Coptic

Did You Know?

A decorative object, this duck head finial likely topped a piece of furniture.
  • (Michael Ward, New York).
  • Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79. Mentioned: p. 65 www.jstor.org
    Kozloff, Arielle P. "Ancient East-European Bronzes." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 4 (1993): 122-26. Reproduced: p. 124; Mentioned: p. 122-26 www.jstor.org
  • Selected Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 11, 1993).
  • {{cite web|title=Duck Head Finial|url=false|author=|year=c. 1400–1300 BCE|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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