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Feather pattern fragment
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B900 Ex 2 debris
Medium/Technique
Granodiorite
Dimensions
Other: 6.1 x 5.5 x 2.4 cm (2 3/8 x 2 3/16 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20-1-91
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFragment with one finished surface with incised feather pattern of rounded chest feathers, that looks like scales. One edge of worked surface has slight upward flare.These are the same pattern and stone, but non joining, as 16-4-122.2, 19-1-402, 16-2-142 , 20-1-91, 16-4-121.2, 20-1-194. See Documentation for other bird related fragments of black granodiorite.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, B900 Ex 2 debris. 1920: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.