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Waist and legs of a seated figure
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K IV room A
Medium/Technique
Granodiorite
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 13.8 x 20.3 cm (11 13/16 x 5 7/16 x 8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1190a
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis fragment comes from a statue of a seated figure on a throne with a back. The hands rest on the knees. The figure is wearing a long, close-fitting skirt, which extends to the ankles. It is broken off just above the waist and below the ankles. Over all it is battered. The stone is black granodiorite with sporadic black biotite inclusions and mica, the break areas look granulated. GD5. It joins 20.1190b.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K IV room A. 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.
(Accession date March 1, 1920)
(Accession date March 1, 1920)