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Mica appliqué of a giraffe

Nubian
Classic Kerma
1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan (Nubia), Kerma, K X B-339 (Ed)

Medium/Technique Mica
Dimensions Height: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1770.1
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Description
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K 10 B-339 (Ed). 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)