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Stylized Bird: Decorative Inlay for a Box

c. 2000 BCE
Medium
bone
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Overall: 3.5 x 2 x 0.3 cm (1 3/8 x 13/16 x 1/8 in.)
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An off-white bone inlay, a flat material pitted with dark brown staining, depicts a stylized bird. Thick, dark diagonal lines are incised into the body and tail, creating a fan-like geometric pattern. In profile facing our left, the bird's head features a pointed, open beak. The piece appears fragmented, with irregular, jagged edges on our left and a straight vertical cut along the right side.

Stylized Bird: Decorative Inlay for a Box

c. 2000 BCE

Israel, possibly Jericho

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