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Object type: mosaic fragment
Place Associated: Unrecorded
Date: 1st century BC
Materials: stone, plaster
Dimensions: overall: 320 mm x 367 mm x 32 mm
Description: Mosaic fragment of a cock standing on the border with plumage made of multi-coloured stone tesserae set in plaster.
Made in Rome, Italy in the 1st century BC.
Credit Line/Donor: Gifted by Sir William and Lady Burrell to the City of Glasgow, 1944
Collection: Burrell Collection: Roman Items [various media]
ID Number: 42.3
Location: Burrell Collection