Roman Bronze Sculpture of a Rooster, 100 CE - 300 CE
Bronze
0.5 x 2
FZ.104
This charming work is the very epitome of a rooster--proud and alert, as if perpetually awaiting the dawn. In antiquity, the cockerel was a favored sacrifice to the gods, and...
This charming work is the very epitome of a rooster--proud and alert, as if perpetually awaiting the dawn. In antiquity, the cockerel was a favored sacrifice to the gods, and this bronze was probably a votive. We almost expect him to burst out crowing at any minute.