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Box

4th - 7th century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueWood and ivory
DimensionsHeight x width x length: 8.5 x 12 x 16.7 cm (3 3/8 x 4 3/4 x 6 9/16 in.)
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number03.1706
On View
On view
ClassificationsFurniture
ProvenanceSaid to be from Akhmim. 1903: purchased for the MFA in Qena, Egypt from Ghirgas by Albert M. Lythgoe for £6. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund with additions. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)
Group shot: 13.4363, 13.4200, 20.1494, 40.469
about 1700–1550 B.C.
3rd century A.D.
Pegged inlay
2040–about 1640 B.C.
Ivory box/container
3850–2649 B.C.
Star inlay
1550–1295 B.C.
1770–1550 B.C.
Bull's leg
2960–2770 B.C.
Inlay stip
1640–1550 B.C.