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Ivory inlay of a tree
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Height: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1362
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionInlay of tree. Four fragments of a tree; incomplete.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, tomb K 439, January 1914. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition and assigned to the MFA by the Sudanese government.