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Ear from a bronze statue
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, KXI B, lower debris
Medium/Technique
Gold, bronze
Dimensions
Length: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.4305
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionLife-sized gilded bronze ear, with a long tenon for fastening into the head of a statue. The surface is rough and deteriorated.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, KXI B, Lower debris. 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.
Findspot Information: From Kerma.
Findspot Information: From Kerma.