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Inlay piece
Nubian
Napatan Period
353–335 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia, Meroe, Pyr. S. XXVII
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 0.6 x 9 x 0.6 cm (1/4 x 3 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1022
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
Description19 pieces of ivory bands with incised concentric circles. Traces color (alternate red and blue units). Many pieces fitting. (Inlay from a box)
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Pyr. S. XXVII. February, 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.