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Horn fragment

FindspotUronarti, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueHorn
DimensionsOverall: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number28.1631
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsOrganic remains
ProvenanceFrom Uronarti, Room 11. 1928: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
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