Inlay in the Form of a Woman

Artist:Nubian

Medium: Ivory, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

• Gebel Adda, Sudan (ancient Nubia)

Dates:350–450 C.E.

Dimensions: 3 1/8 × 1 5/16 × 1/8 in. (7.9 × 3.4 × 0.3 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Exhibitions:

• Africa in Antiquity: The Arts of Ancient Nubia and the Sudan

Accession Number: 66.66.2

Image: CUR.66.66.2_overall.JPG,

Catalogue Description:
Flat, light brown or deep yellow ivory plaque in the form of a standing, naked woman, who raises both arms to her coiffure; in front view. Details drawn in black; design incised. Plaque is very thin; front well smoothed. Condition: Good; slightly worn at right foot; a few discolorations in dark brown on front and back. Back is scratched as if by a tool.

Brooklyn Museum