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Foot decoration from a funerary bed

1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGold
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 14.5 x 5.1 x 9.7 cm (5 11/16 x 2 x 3 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3987
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, tum. X, tomb K 1035. 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.
Box with sliding lid
2960–2649 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
Gold foil fragments
555–542 B.C.
Headrest
2500–2350 B.C.
View: Leather seat cover
1550–1070 B.C.
Bed leg
2960–2675 B.C.
Bed leg
3000–2675 B.C.
Bed leg
3000–2675 B.C.
Bed leg
3000–2675 B.C.
Basket or bag
305–30 B.C.