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Arm of prisoner tile
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Object Place: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K II
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length x width x depth: 6.4 x 2.2 x 2.5 cm (2 1/2 x 7/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1305b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Tile and inlays
DescriptionArm of prisoner tile, paired with 20.1305a.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma Upper Defuffa Chapel K II A no. 18. January, 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1920: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.