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Ivory inlay of an ostrich
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1096
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Width x length x thickness: 3.6 x 8.7 x 0.9 cm (1 7/16 x 3 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1335
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionThis ivory inlay piece would originally have adorned a wooden fixture, likely a funerary bed. It is carved to depict an ostrich with wings raised. Both legs and the beak broken have been broken, though portions remain as four separate fragments.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, 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)