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Ivory inlay of a running antelope or gazelle
Nubian
Classic Kerma
1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, tomb K 439, South Cemetery
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Height x length: 3.5 x 8.5 cm (1 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.2106
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionIvory inlay, from a funeral bed, in the form of a running antelope or gazelle.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma: South Cemetery, tomb K 439. 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 the Sudan.
(Accession Date: March 22, 1995)
(Accession Date: March 22, 1995)