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Ivory inlay of a giraffe
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1096
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 7.5 x 3 x 1.1 cm (2 15/16 x 1 3/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1338
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionThis is a large fragment of an ivory inlay carved in the form of a giraffe. It would originally have adorned a wooden fixture such as a funerary bed. The giraffe's lower legs are broken off and missing. Remains of the mud used as adhesive still adhere to the inlay. For several similar inlays from the same tomb see objects 20.1336-20.1342.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Southern cemetery, KX, grave K1096. 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.
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession Date: March 1, 1920)