Head of a male

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.

Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, over K IV grave K 444 debris northeast corner

Dimensions

Overall: 5 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm (1 15/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)

Accession Number

20.1206

Medium or Technique

Serpentinite

Not On View

Collections

The Ancient World

Classifications

Sculpture

This fragment is the head from a small male statue. The figure is bald and beardless. The top of the back pillar is visible. The nose is battered and weathered. The surface is rough, but polished. The stone is pure black, shiny serpentinite with slippery surface.

Provenance

From Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, over K IV grave K 444 debris northeast corner. 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.

(Accession date: March 1, 1920)

Credit Line

Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition