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Handle (horn)
Egyptian
Predynastic Period
before 3850–about 2960 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Mesaid
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 2.9 x 0.6 x 11.9 cm (1 1/8 x 1/4 x 4 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.299
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsUnclassifiable objects – Function unknown
DescriptionCracked and splintered; pierced for attachment to object.
ProvenanceFrom Mesaid (Mesa'eed). 1910: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt. See notes field.