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68-39-2

From: Syria

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 68-39-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Syria
Date Made 300-499 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Stone | Plaster
Iconography Bird
Description

Bird stands facing left, one leg straight, the other forward, at angle, beak to ground, within frame, preserved except on left side and at corners, of single line of black tesserae. Legs and beak in red. Black for outline of bird, inner neck, outline of wing. Some grey and black used for body. Background in white tesserae. Tesserae irregularly cut. Fragment set in plaster in metal frame.

Length 39 cm
Width 56 cm
Credit Line Gift of George J. Oakley, 1968

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