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Bone implement
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KIII Hall A
Medium/Technique
Bone or ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5734
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionOne bone implement in three pieces. See Eg.Inv.3754 for possible fragments.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, KIII Hall A. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.