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Elbow and back fragment
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 4(1)
Medium/Technique
Granite
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 9 x 13 cm (2 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14-2-1135d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is a fragment of an elbow and part of the back of a statuette. The stone is dark gray granite with many small pink feldspar inclusions and mica inclusions.
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.
(Note check provenance and number as 14-2-1135 are all K X 1078).
(Note check provenance and number as 14-2-1135 are all K X 1078).