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| ID | 1092 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 20 1775 a |
| FIELD NUMBER | 14 2 803 |
| SUBJECT | fly |
| DESCRIPTION | Two large ivory pendant in the form of a fly with transverse hole through head (red gold) for suspension, decayed and incomplete.It presents flat wings, devoided of any decoration. These wings form a base on which the head was realized. Only the head is rounded, contrary of the other parts of the body. The details are poor: two small horizontal incisions mark the head and the thorax. |
| CHRONOLOGY | Classic Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 1750-1550 BC |
| MATERIAL | ivory |
| MATERIAL (Note) | ivory |
| LENGTH (cm) | 13.6 |
| WIDTH (cm) | 6.8 |
| THICKNESS (cm) | 0.8 |
| DIAMETER (cm) | 0.0 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | REISNER 1923: 164 |
| REFERENCE | Reisner, G.A., 1923, Excavations at Kerma. Harvard African Studies, 5, Cambridge, Mass. |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | Two large ivory pendant in the form of a fly with transverse hole through head (red gold) for suspension, decayed and incomplete.It presents flat wings, devoided of any decoration. |
| PRESERVATION STATE | Incomplete |
| MUSEUM | MFA BOSTON |
| SPECIFIC LOCATION | Storerooms |
| LINK ON-LINE | https://collections.mfa.org/objects/142893/fly-ornaments?ctx=5db9851b-e054-4c0c-a0c4-47d218eba77f&idx=0 |
| Coordinates | N 19°36'43.52" E 30°26'42.23" |
| SECTOR | Eastern cemetery |
| SPECIFIC CONTEXT | K 325 debris |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION | HARVARD UNIVERSITY- BOSTON MFA EXPEDITION |
| DIRECTOR OF THE MISSION | G. REISNER |
| YEAR OF EXCAVATION | 1914 |
| CREDIT LINE | Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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ivory (material)
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Elena D’Itria
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Suggested Citation
Elena D’Itria. (2024) "Item 1092 from Africa/Sudan/Kerma". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/756776d1-efc5-4c75-bbfe-f30917ffe024> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k2k36791m
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