Needles
2400–1550 B.C.
Object PlaceKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueIvory or bone
DimensionsOverall: longest 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1676
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Kerma, K 3801-8. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan; 1920: Received by the MFA.
2960–2770 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
about 1700–1550 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
Badarian to Naqada III, 4500–2960 B.C.