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Inscribed corner fragment of a statue
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 4(1)
Medium/Technique
Greywacke
Dimensions
Overall: 1.9 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm (3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14-2-558.3
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is a rectilinear fragment with faint, incised inscription. It may be part of a base.
There are two worked surfaces forming a corner.
There are two worked surfaces forming a corner.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 4(1). 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.