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Decorated ostrich egg
Nubian
Kerma
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Room L
Medium/Technique
Ostrich egg
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4264
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOrganic remains
DescriptionOstrich egg decorated with crude incised human figures and animals; in fragments.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma. 1913: 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.
Findspot Information: From Nubia, Sudan, Kerma, Room L (in hard debris which covered earlier red brick walls).
Findspot Information: From Nubia, Sudan, Kerma, Room L (in hard debris which covered earlier red brick walls).