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Ivory inlay of Taweret
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 10.8 x 4.3 x 0.3 cm (4 1/4 x 1 11/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1503
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionTaweret inlay figure with sword, facing right. In fragments but nearly complete.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, tomb K 439, January 1914. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition and assigned to the MFA by the Sudanese government.