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Woven band
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KX-B 137
Medium/Technique
Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 6.2 x 0.3 cm (13/16 x 2 7/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1426
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionBraided leather loop covered with button-hole stitch in leather, and fragments of braided thong (a-d).
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, KX-B 137. March 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.