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Ivory inlay of bird (pheasant?)
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K1001:5
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.3 cm (2 5/16 x 1 9/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4206
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionFragment of a bird (bustard), consisting of the body, tail, partial legs, and one wing. Incised. Fits with 13.4207.
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K1001:5. 1913: 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: December 4, 1913)
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)