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Horn protector cap
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1095x
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Width x Depth: 3.3 x 0.2 cm (1 5/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1456
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Animal-related
DescriptionThis ivory disc formed the top/cap of a horn protector. See, for example, object 20.1455 for a full protector that employs an ivory cap such as this.
Horn protectors were placed over the tips of animal horns (especially those of rams) to protect people from injury.
Horn protectors were placed over the tips of animal horns (especially those of rams) to protect people from injury.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K1095x. March 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; 1920: Received by the MFA.
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)