Core sources
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- Herodotus, The Histories, Book 2.73 — Perseus Digital Library
An early Greek literary account; the writer explicitly reports what he was told and says he had not seen the bird.
- A Phoenix, about 1270 — J. Paul Getty Museum
A Franco-Flemish bestiary folio in tempera, gold leaf and ink.
- Tile with Image of Phoenix, late 13th century — The Metropolitan Museum of Art
An Ilkhanid stonepaste tile showing the adaptation of East Asian imagery by Persian artists.
- Terracotta phoenix figure, probably 2nd century — British Museum
A documented Roman-period object from Akhmim with a solar disc.
- A Birdwatcher’s Eye View — Getty
A museum overview that includes the medieval bestiary treatment of the phoenix.
- A New Visual Language Transmitted Across Asia — The Met
Context for the movement and adaptation of motifs across regions.
Artwork credit
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