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Horn protector

Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Object Place: The Sudan, Nubia, Kerma, K321X.

Medium/Technique Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 5.6 x 4.9 cm (2 3/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1452a
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionOne of a pair. Plain cylindrical. Good condition. One has ancient break repaired by wooden pegs.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K321X. February 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.