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Nemes headdress(?) fragment
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K II (A) no.12
Medium/Technique
Greywacke
Dimensions
Overall: 8.9 x 5.8 x 2.6 cm (3 1/2 x 2 5/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1076
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is a fragment is possibly the right corner of a royal nemes headdress of a nearly life-sized statue. It is dark gray or black greywacke.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K II (A) no.12. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.