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Fragments
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shabaka
712–698 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, El Kurru, Ku 62
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: height approximately 0.201
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1033
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionMiscellaneous ivory. Part of double papyrus ornament. Free standing, in low relief on both faces. Tangs at head of flowers and base of stalks for insertion into frame of piece of furniture. (Fragments of several others not registered). Has now been joined with 24.1032 and renumbered as 24.1754. See also fragments 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.