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Fragments of ivory figures

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid IV (Queen Khensa)

Medium/Technique Ivory
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2344
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionNumerous fragments of various shapes and sizes, including two fragments of elephant figures with incised details (one nearly complete, the other is only the top half of the elephant).
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, pyramid IV (Queen Khensa). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.