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Fragmentary gamepieces
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1600c, debris
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1443
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Recreational
DescriptionA few fragments of ivory gamepieces in the form of cones and cylinders similar to 14-2-1416.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, 1600c, debris. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.