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Inscribed base fragment of a statue
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K IV room B debris
Medium/Technique
Granite
Dimensions
Length: 15.8cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1167
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is a fragment of a base with traces of inscription and three toes of a foot. The stone is coarse brown stone, much weathered.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K IV room B debris. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.