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Ivory inlays of splintered plaques
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Tomb XV, debris
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4.2 x 0.6 x 7.4 cm (1 5/8 x 1/4 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-2-128g
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsFurniture
DescriptionSplintered plaques; four large fragments, some rectangular pieces and hundreds of smaller splinters
ProvenanceFrom Kerma Tomb XV, debris. February 21, 1915: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.