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Ivory inlay fragments of various objects (including rectangles, triangles, leaves/lotus petals, and tear-drops - with and without holes) and a dagger handle
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1628
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
height x width x Depth of largest fragment:3 x 7.4 x 0.3 cm (1 3/16 x 2 15/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1523
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionThis group of twenty objects, all of ivory, includes several inlay pieces and a component of a knife handle. The inlays, some of which are complete with others only fragments, include rectangular, triangular, leaf, and arrow-like shapes, some with holes bored through. The dagger handle has a crescent-shaped end with a peg-hole for blade attachment.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K1628. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)