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Ivory inlay
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shabaka
712–698 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, El Kurru, Pyr. XV
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 5.3 x 1.5 x 0.3 cm (2 1/16 x 9/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1035
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionFigure of squatting Nile god with papyrus on head. Thin slab; free standing. Knees and fore-arm missing. In three pieces. (illustrated in publication fig. 20f)
ProvenanceFrom El-Kurru, Pyr. XV. March, 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.