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Pegged inlay

2040–about 1640 B.C.
FindspotSheikh Farag, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueIvory, wood
DimensionsOverall: 12 x 0.7 cm (4 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.5563
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Sheikh Farag, SF209. 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.