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Inscribed base fragment of a statue
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K IV B debris
Medium/Technique
Granodiorite
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 8 x 3.4 cm (1 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1495
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is the top and proper left side of the base of a sculpture with the toes of the left foot of a figure and some illegible incised hierogylphs. The stone is black granodiorite with small evenly distributed white and black biotite inclusions (may be diorite). GD3.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K IV B debris. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.