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Inlay of Taweret
Nubian
Classic Kerma
1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Cemetery S, K 1053
Medium/Technique
Hippopotamus ivory
Dimensions
Height x length: 9.9 x 4.8 x 0.4 cm (3 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4220a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionOne of eight Taweret figures that formed the middle row of a panel at the foot of an ebony (?) bed. Belong with 13.4219 and 13.4221-23.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma: K1053. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of the Sudan.
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)