The Metropolitan Museum of Art Figure Of A Parrot Sculpture Fashion

Skilled Metalworkers In India Have For Centuries Created Courtly Objects Of Distinction In A Variety Of Styles, Materials, And Techniques. One Such Brass Object In The Museum’S Collection Is In The Shape Of A Graceful Parrot (Indian, Late 18Th Century), Delicately Perched On One Leg, Which May Have Been Used As A Finial. Our Delightful Parrot Figure, Crafted Of Hand- Patinated Bonded Bronze, Is Based On The Original Brass Parrot.