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Peacock
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Stylized stone carving of a peacock or rooster. Flat piece with carving on both sides. Decorated by incised circles. Four large circles on each side. Many smaller circles randomly placed.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Phyllis A. Goldman Fine Arts Inc. in honor of Dr. David Gordon Mitten
Title: Peacock
Description:
Stylized stone carving of a peacock or rooster.
Flat piece with carving on both sides.
Decorated by incised circles.
Four large circles on each side.
Many smaller circles randomly placed.
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