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Sculpture fragment with feather pattern
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, Room 801
Medium/Technique
Black granodiorite
Dimensions
Other: 5.1 x 3 x 6.9 cm (2 x 1 3/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-142
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionOne fragment with one finished surface with incised feather pattern of rounded chest feathers, that looks like scales.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, Room 807. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.