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Statue fragment
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 2(1)a
Medium/Technique
Granodiorite
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 4.5 x 1.3 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14-2-593.5
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis fragment has one worked rounded surface. The stone is black granodiorite, the break areas look almost melted (often with large pink feldspar veins or inclusions). GD4.
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.