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Ivory inlay of a giraffe
Nubian
Classic Kerma
1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Kerma
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Height: 7.9 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2132
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionInlay of giraffe.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma. 1913: 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.