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Head of an execration figure
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Object Place: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K319x
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 2.2 x 1.8 x 2.6cm (7/8 x 11/16 x 1in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1306
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBlue glazed faience; hair, beard and eyes in dark blue, rest light. Broken at neck.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, K319x. February, 1914: by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.