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Scraps of ivory
Nubian
Meroitic Period
185–50 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. West, Pyramid XIV
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
1.5 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm (9/16 x 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-1-582b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Fragments
DescriptionFour scraps of ivory, two of white have fragmentary incised decorations.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe (Beg. West), 14. January 1922: 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.