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Right side of head and torso of a king
Egyptian
Early Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11 or early Dynasty 12
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K II Upper Defuffa room B near door
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Overall: 13.7 x 5.2 x 3.3 cm (5 3/8 x 2 1/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1204
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis finely carved fragment shows the waist, torso, and head on the right side of a royal statuette. He wears a royal pleated headdress with a uraeus on top. The right arm is broken off at the shoulder.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K II Upper Defuffa room B near door. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)