A Sitting Duck

Museum Secrets by Ashmolean Museum

Mar 26, 20219:51Arts

Spring is in the air, and families of ducks are out in force in Oxford. Paul Collins, the Ashmolean Museum's Jaleh Hearn Curator of the Ancient Near East, introduces us to ancient duck with a cheerful story to tell....

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