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Right arm fragment
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 2(2)
Medium/Technique
Granodiorite
Dimensions
Overall: 7.5 x 6.3 x 9.8 cm (2 15/16 x 2 1/2 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1200
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is a right elbow and bent forearm fragment, much weathered but finely sculpted. 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(2). 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.