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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
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.