Pair of bed legs
1700–1550 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Sudan
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueWood (Acacia, Leguminosae-mimosoideae)
DimensionsOverall: 33.1 x 12 x 3.8 cm (13 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
Overall: 33.1 x 12 x 4 cm (13 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Overall: 33.1 x 12 x 4 cm (13 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1390a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, tomb K 1084-10. 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.
1550–1070 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
from 1880–90
2960–2675 B.C.
3000–2675 B.C.
3000–2675 B.C.
3000–2675 B.C.
1400–1390 B.C.
A.D. 364–476
4th - 7th century A.D.