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Head of an execration figure
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, Tumulus III, Hall A
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1308
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFaded blue faience; the hair, beard and eyes of darker glaze. Chin and end of nose broken off.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, Tumulus III, Hall A. December, 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.