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Ivory inlay of a giraffe
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1096
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 7.5 x 1 x 3 cm (2 15/16 x 3/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1336
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionThese two fragments are parts of an ivory inlay carved to depict a giraffe. They would originally have adorned a wooden fixture such as a funerary bed. The pice is broken at the neck, and the lower portion of the legs has broken away and is missing. The pieces are still embedded in remains of the mud used as adhesive. For several similar inlays from the same tomb see objects 20.1336-20.1342.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K1096. 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)