| Descriptive Attribute | Value(s) |
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| ID | 1318 |
| ACCESSION NUMBER | 20 1760 |
| FIELD NUMBER | 13 12 266 |
| SUBJECT | scaraboid |
| DESCRIPTION | The oval-shaped scaraboid is pierced lengthwise. On the back, carefully polished, any details are depicted. On the oval-shaped base is reproduced a stylized human figure deep engraving. This latter depicted a seated figure, with outstretched arms touching the contour line of the seal. It should show the schematized neck of the panthers that we find in the determinative of Cusae, although this always appears standing and with administrative titles. The material used is certainly atypical for the seals attested in Kerma and it is therefore difficult to determine its origin. The object could, therefore, be of local, Egyptian or Levantine origin. |
| CHRONOLOGY | Classic Kerma |
| CHRONOLOGICAL RANGE | 1750-1550 BC |
| MATERIAL | schist |
| MATERIAL (Note) | schist |
| LENGTH (cm) | 1.6 |
| WIDTH (cm) | 0.7 |
| THICKNESS (cm) | 0.65 |
| DIAMETER (cm) | 0.0 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | Reisner 1923a: 205-206; Id. 1923b: 73; Newberry 1907: pl. XIV n. 36525, 36343; Matouk 1976: 332, n. 116-120; Bonnet 1990: 217, n. 275 |
| REFERENCE | Reisner, G.A., 1923, Excavations at Kerma. Harvard African Studies, 5, Cambridge, Mass. |
| ORNAMENTS_DESCRIPTION | The oval-shaped scaraboid is pierced lengthwise. On the back, carefully polished, any details are depicted. On the oval-shaped base is reproduced a stylized human figure deep engraving. This latter depicted a seated figure, with outstretched arms touching the contour line of the seal. It should show the schematized neck of the panthers that we find in the determinative of Cusae, although this always appears standing and with administrative titles. The material used is certainly atypical for the seals attested in Kerma and it is therefore difficult to determine its origin. The object could, therefore, be of local, Egyptian or Levantine origin. |
| PRESERVATION STATE | Complete |
| MUSEUM | MFA BOSTON |
| SPECIFIC LOCATION | Storerooms |
| LINK ON-LINE | https://collections.mfa.org/objects/142878/scaraboid?ctx=58a664ef-5132-4d1e-90e8-8fadefd751ed&idx=0 |
| Coordinates | N 19°36'43.52" E 30°26'42.23" |
| SECTOR | Eastern cemetery |
| SPECIFIC CONTEXT | K 411 |
| ARCHAEOLOGICAL MISSION | HARVARD UNIVERSITY- BOSTON MFA EXPEDITION |
| DIRECTOR OF THE MISSION | G. REISNER |
| YEAR OF EXCAVATION | 1913 |
| CREDIT LINE | Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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schist (metamorphic rock)
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Classic Kerma |
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Elena D’Itria
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Suggested Citation
Elena D’Itria. (2024) "Item 1318 from Africa/Sudan/Kerma". In The Amulets of the Kerma Culture. Elena D’Itria (Ed). Released: In prep. Open Context. <https://opencontext.org/subjects/c2f7d57d-5ed9-4826-8777-f507d61293c1> ARK (Archive): https://n2t.net/ark:/28722/k21c2fb3s
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