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Ivory pegs with hemispherical tops
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1061/28
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.) length
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4215a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionIvory pegs with hemispherical tops. Might go with 13.4216.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, Tomb K1061/28, 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.