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Leg and back pillar fragment
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K IV
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 2.1 x 2.9 x 5 cm (13/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5691
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is a pale alabaster fragment of part of a leg and part of the back pillar from a seated or standing statue.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K IV .1913: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.