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Feather pattern fragment

Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B200 N

Medium/Technique Granodiorite
Dimensions Other: 9.6 x 5.5 x 10.2 cm (3 3/4 x 2 3/16 x 4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19-1-402
NOT ON VIEW
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, B200 N. 1920: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.