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Horn protector
Nubian
Early Kerma
about 2400–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1043:8
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 6.3 x 4.5 x 2.7 cm (2 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4162
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Animal-related
DescriptionThis fragment, fashioned from ivory, comprises approximatey half of a protective cap likely for a ram's horn.
Such items were placed over the tips of animal horns (especially those of rams) to protect people from injury.
Such items were placed over the tips of animal horns (especially those of rams) to protect people from injury.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K1043:8. 1912-13: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession Date: December 4, 1913)