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Faience fragment
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K338x
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Width x thickness x length: 4.8 x 2.3 x 5.5 cm (1 7/8 x 7/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14.1393
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionObject, possibly a hippo head or a lion with a large mane?
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, K338x. 1914: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.