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Leg of a chair
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Kerma
Medium/Technique
Wood
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1391d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionOne of four carved legs of a chair. Holes for taking cross-bars. Damaged by ants. (Alternate field number: S13-12-1014) 20.1391d is broken into two fragments
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Southern cemetery, KIV, grave K434 ; 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan; 1920: Received by the MFA.