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Fragment of a sculpture
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III St 4(3)
Medium/Technique
Glazed quartzite
Dimensions
Overall: 11.1 x 6.3 x 9.7 cm (4 3/8 x 2 1/2 x 3 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5797
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
DescriptionBlue glazed quartzite fragment with rounded grooves, with one pin hole on one side and one broken ridge on one edge. In Reisner publication as bed leg from glazed quartzite funerary bed.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, K III St 4(3).1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1913 : assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.