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Leg from bed
Object Number 15-12-50/B1351
Display Title Leg from bed
Descriptions
Object Description Furniture leg carved from dense wood in shape of a horse's leg. The wood is decoratively incised; three original holes have been bored through the wood, 2 blind holes on p.l. side. The remainder of a carved tenon is at the top.
Inventory Description Organic, wood ornament, carved animal leg, perforated, incised
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan / Dongola / <County> / <City> / Kerma
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 41 x 16.7 x 4.5 cm (16 1/8 x 6 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B1351
Provenance
Collector George A. Reisner (1913)
Expedition Harvard University- Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition (1913)
Lender Boston Museum of Fine Arts (1915)
Donor Donated by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (1929)

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