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Hand and knee fragment
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K II Upper Defuffa front 5
Medium/Technique
Greywacke
Dimensions
Overall: 1.1 x 3.3 x 4.2 cm (7/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1045
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is a fragment of an open left hand resting flat on the knee of a figure. The stone is grayish-green greywacke.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K II Upper Defuffa front 5. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.