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Right side of a standing female deity
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K X A corridor 8-2
Medium/Technique
Granodiorite
Dimensions
Overall: 19.4 x 5.3 x 8 cm (7 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14-1-499
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is a fragment from the proper right side of standing goddess in a sheath dress, showing leg and thigh. The hand is holding a broken ankh. Part of back pillar is present. The stone is black granodiorite with sporadic black biotite inclusions and mica, the break areas look granulated. GD5.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K X A corridor 8-2. 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.