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Human hand
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Amanishakhete
26–20 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Beg. North, Pyramid 6
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
1.75 x 1.95 x 3.4 cm (11/16 x 3/4 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.12469
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionSmall human hand, right clasped over remains of object, broken, incomplete, white bodied with a blue glaze.
ProvenanceFrom Beg. North, Pyramid 8. 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.