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Offering table(?) fragment
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 4.2 x 4.5 cm (1 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1172c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis offering table(?) fragment has two parallel sides. The stone is coarse-grained alabaster.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, No field number given. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.