Saqqara Bird

Precision ArtifactContested

Description

Saqqara Bird is a precision artifact in Egypt, Africa. It is associated with Saqqara. It is held at Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Egyptian Museum, Cairo dates it to c. 200 BCE. Egyptian Museum, Cairo also records: “Bird figure, possibly a toy or weather vane.”

A wooden bird model found at Saqqara.

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Iron Age and Classical — Saqqara Bird in context.

Held atEgyptian Museum, CairoConfidence: measured

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Field	Consensus	Alternative
Date	250 BCE - 150 BCE c. 200 BCE Egyptian Museum, Cairo	No claims found.
Purpose	Bird figure, possibly a toy or weather vane Egyptian Museum, Cairo	A scale model of a glider Khalil Messiha • Published claims, 1970s
Method	No claims found.	No claims found.

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Sources: Egyptian Museum, Cairo • Published claims, 1970s

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Approximate - counted from January 1, 200 BCE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 250 BCE - 150 BCE; the underlying date is uncertain.

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