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Ivory inlay of a tree
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K. 439
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Height: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1532
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionThis ivory inlay piece depicts a tree with a single tier of branches. Details of trunk sections and foliage have been added with incised lines. The inlay may have belonged to a funerary bed, as similar decoration was often used to adorn such wooden fixtures.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, tomb K. 439. January, 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)