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Inscribed base fragment of a statue

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K X corridor 10-4

Medium/Technique Granodiorite
Dimensions Overall: 6 x 6.5 x 10 cm (2 3/8 x 2 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14-1-358a
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionThis is a corner fragment of a statue base with incised hieroglyphs on one face bordered by incised lines. It has three finished surfaces. The stone is black granodiorite, the break areas look almost melted (often with large pink feldspar veins or inclusions). GD4.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K X corridor 10-4. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.