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Ivory inlays of leaves (lotus petals?)
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1600C
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 4.2 x 1.6 x 0.4 cm (1 5/8 x 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1520
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionThis is a group of 32 ivory inlays and fragments (originally 25 whole inlays, but some are broken), all of which were carved in the shape of leaves. They would have belonged to a wooden fixture such as a funerary bed. Some still retain traces of the mud used to attach them.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K1600C. 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)