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Ear stud
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KX-B -248
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
height x Diameter: 1.4 x 1.2 cm (9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1786
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionThis ivory ear stud has a mushroom-shaped head. The shaft is separate and fits onto the head with a pin and socket.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, tumulus K X-B (KX-B/248). 1914: 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.
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)