Copper alloy pheasant

Photographer: Hideaki Sakurai

Heritage Victoria
Melbourne, Australia

Artefact registration number MI 00810. Copper-alloy small ornamental object in the form of a pheasant. Delicate flat sheet construction. Fine details of feathers evident. Function uncertain may have been attached to a decorative personal item such as a chest. From archaeological site Midland Highway House and Dairy (H7723-1147) in Victoria's goldfields region

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Title: Copper alloy pheasant
Creator: Photographer: Hideaki Sakurai

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