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Hair braids
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K 308
Medium/Technique
Human hair
Dimensions
Overall: 10.2 x 0.5 cm (4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1413
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOrganic remains
DescriptionTwo fragments of small braids of straight, dark brown hair.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K 308. December 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.