Statue of a bird

This is a limestone sculpture depicting a bird sitting on folded legs, with a short-toothed beak. The precise identification of the species is uncertain. The sculpture was discovered in the temple of Min at Koptos, late Predynastic Period.本件为石灰石雕塑，刻画了一只双腿蜷曲、喙部具短齿的鸟类。目前尚无法精准确定该鸟类的具体物种。该雕塑出土于科普托斯（Koptos）的明神（Min）神庙，年代属于晚前王朝时期。