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Fragment
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III, room D
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 8.5 x 1.8 x 5.1cm (3 3/8 x 11/16 x 2in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5176
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is a smooth alabaster fragment with six concave grooves, probably pleats from a kilt or nemes.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma K III, room D. 1913: 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.