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Inscribed fragment of a throne
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K X corridor 9-11
Medium/Technique
Greywacke
Dimensions
Overall: 6.1 x 2.7 x 0.7 cm (2 3/8 x 1 1/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1208
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis rectilinear fragment is decorated in sunk relief with part of a smA tAwy group. The body of the smA sign, the central knot, and a lotus flower and stems to the left are preserved. It is done in very fine detail and is part of a throne.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K X corridor 9-11. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.