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Lower leg fragment
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 2(1)a
Medium/Technique
Serpentinite
Dimensions
Overall: 5.5 x 3 x 1.6 cm (2 3/16 x 1 3/16 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14-2-593c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis fragment is the lower leg of a very small figure. The stone is black serpentinite with blue-green mottled coloration on surface. Object Register identifies this as "c".
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ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 2(1)a. 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.