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Ivory inlay of a crocodile
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Tumulus K XV, Chapel D
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.11800
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionThis fragment of an ivory inlay piece is the upper portion of a crocodile. Its legs, feet, and and tail have broken away and are missing. Incised line decoration has been added at the top of each leg, along the neck and to indicate the mouth. A small hole represents the eye. Such an inlay would originally have adorned a wooden fixture such as a funerary bed.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, tumulus K XV, Chapel D. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan. (Accession Date: March 25, 1992)