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Ivory inlay fragment of a tree
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1095 (?)
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Width x Depth x Length: 1.7 x 0.3 x 2.7 cm (11/16 x 1/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1551
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionThis ivory inlay piece is a fragment of an original shaped as a tree with at least two tiers of branches. It would originally have adorned a wooden funerary bed. A portion has broken away and is missing. The brown residue that coats many surfaces is likely remnant mud used as an adhesive for attaching the inlay to the bed.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, tomb K1095 (?). March 1914: 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: March 1, 1920)
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)