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Head of a male
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, over K IV grave K 444 debris northeast corner
Medium/Technique
Serpentinite
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 4.4 x 3.2 cm (1 15/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1206
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis fragment is the head from a small male statue. The figure is bald and beardless. The top of the back pillar is visible. The nose is battered and weathered. The surface is rough, but polished. The stone is pure black, shiny serpentinite with slippery surface.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, over K IV grave K 444 debris northeast corner. 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.
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)