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Fragments of crocodile inlays
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KXV
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-2-128b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionFragments of 4-5 large crocodiles, straight, not curved
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, KXV. 1915: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.