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Back pillar fragment

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 2(2)

Medium/Technique Granodiorite
Dimensions Overall: 12 x 14.7 x 4.3 cm (4 3/4 x 5 13/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1191c
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionThis fragment labelled 'c' is part of a back pillar. This object is composed of three fitting fragments of a scribe sitting cross- legged.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.