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Fragments of a mirror

Nubian
Early Kerma
2400–2050 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KN 100-1

Medium/Technique Wood
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-1261
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionWooden handle of a bronze mirror (the mirror is supposed to be with the handle according to the register but is missing).
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma. KN 100-1. 1916 : excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.