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Wig and headdress(?) of a queen(?)
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K X corridor 9-5
Medium/Technique
Granodiorite
Dimensions
Overall: 11 x 10.5 x 4.5 cm (4 5/16 x 4 1/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1043
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is a fragment of a wig with vertical striations and a feathered pattern perpendicular to the wig striations. It may be part of a Queen's headdress. 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 X corridor 9-5. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.