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Bird feathers
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Findspot: Nubia, Meroe (Beg.), W 341; Object Place: Nubia, Sudan
Medium/Technique
Feathers
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-2-29a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOrganic remains
Descriptionfragments of decayed ostrich feathers
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. W. 341, February, 1923: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.