Wall fragment. Much of the drawing has flaked. Max. dim. 0.046.

At the left, palm tree (fronds, part of trunk). At the right, bird (tail, neck, and head) with head turned back.

The Group of the Negro Alabastra (J. D. Beazley, summer of 1953). For this group, see ARV2 267--269; Paralip. 352; Addenda 205--206. The most comprehensive study is J. Neils, "The Group of the Negro Alabastra: A Study in Motif Transferal," AK 23, 1980, pp. 12--23. The presence of the palm tree on 984 offers the strongest case for the fragment belonging to this group. The position of the palm fronds in relation to the bird suggests that the latter probably stood on a table or an altar. Compare the bird on Manchester III.I.42 (ARV2 268, 27; Addenda 206).