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Faience fragments
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K 319 Debris
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width x length: 5.3 x 1.2 x 7.0 cm (2 1/16 x 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14-2-314i
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionFour joining fragments (of a tile?) decorated with black incised lines and other ankh-like decorations. May belong to boat model. Three of the fragments are now glued together. Housed with two additional fragments that do not join but may be part of the same or a similar object.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, K319 Debris. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.