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Fragment of open-work bird
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Object Place: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K3500 debris
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 5.5 x 5.6 x 0.7cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 1/4in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1301
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionOpen-work, double-sided fragment of the foot, leg and talons of a bird. The talons are surrounding a striated feathered pattern. Possibly representing the tail. The piece is glazed on both sides and the details of the leg, foot and talons are painted on both sides.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, K3500 debris. February, 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.