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Armlet

Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1031: 3

Medium/Technique Ivory
Dimensions Height x width: 8.9 x 0.8 cm (3 1/2 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4259a-b
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionIvory bracelet with nearly rectangular section; broken and mended; small fragments still missing; thongs.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K1031: 3. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)