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Sculpture fragment
Nubian
Classic Kerma
about 1700–1550 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III, Hall A
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
2.9 x 2.6 x 1.1 cm (1 1/8 x 1 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13-12-345f
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFragments from legs of two seated figures with legs extended. One is finished off and glazed half way between knee and ankle. (Objects a-e are missing.)
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Kerma, KIII, Hall A. December 1913: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.