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Ivory fragments
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shabaka
712–698 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan (Nubia), El Kurru, Tomb Ku.62
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 20.1 cm (7 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1032
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionMiscellaneous ivory furniture inlay. Greater part of a djed-column. Free standing, in low relief on both faces. Tang top and bottom for insertion into frame of piece of furniture. (Fragments of several others not registered). Has now been joined with 24.1033 and renumbered as 24.1754.[See also 24.1032 and entry for 19-3-1460]
ProvenanceFrom El-Kurru, Ku. 62. March, 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.