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Ivory inlay fragments of a vulture
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, tomb K 439
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 4 x 13.5 x 0.3 cm (1 9/16 x 5 5/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1367a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionThis object is comprised of many fragments of an ivory inlay that depicts a vulture with outstretched wings. It is one of several of similar form from the same tomb. Such inlays would have adorned a wooden fixture such as a funerary bed.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, tomb K 439. January 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)