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Corner fragment of a statue
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 4(1)
Medium/Technique
Granodiorite
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 3.9 x 6 cm (4 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14-2-3.2
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is a rectilinear fragment of a statuette with two worked surfaces forming a corner. The stone is black granodiorite with small evenly distributed white and black biotite inclusions (may be diorite). GD3. See related shape and stone of Eg.Ing. 3051.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 4(1). 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.