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Fly ornaments
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, tomb K 325 (debris), South Cemetery; Object Place: Sudan, Nubia, Kerma
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 6.5 x 0.9 x 13.9 cm (2 9/16 x 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1775a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Pendants
DescriptionTwo large ivory pendant in the form of a fly with transverse hole through head for suspension, decayed and incomplete.
b) located in Basment West, Ivory Cabinet, Shelf 6.
b) located in Basment West, Ivory Cabinet, Shelf 6.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, South Cemetery, tomb K 325 (debris). 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1920: assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)