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Wooden khekher signs
Nubian
Meroitic Period
40 B.C.–A.D. 114
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe (Beg. West), 453
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
2.8 x 18.3 cm (1 1/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23-2-287
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionNearly 20 wooden khekher signs.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. West 453. February 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.