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Worked fragment of a statue
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III center
Medium/Technique
Granodiorite
Dimensions
Overall: 7.3 x 4.2 x 2.1 cm (2 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13-12-305
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is a rounded fragment of sculpture. The stone is black granodiorite, with break areas that look almost melted (often with large pink feldspar veins or inclusions). GD 4.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III center. 1913: 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.