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Head of a male
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K II B Upper Deffufa near door, 200 cm above flr
Medium/Technique
Granodiorite
Dimensions
Overall: 7.9 x 6.5 x 7.5 cm (3 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1211
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is a bald and beardless head from a male statue. The face is finely modelled with nose intact. The top and the back of the head is battered. The stone is black granodiorite, the break areas look almost melted (often with large pink feldspar veins or inclusions). GD4.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K II Upper Deffufa room B near door about 200 cm above floor. 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)
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)