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Torso fragment
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III hall A
Medium/Technique
Greywacke
Dimensions
Overall: 2.5 x 4.7 x 9.2 cm (1 x 1 7/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.5725
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is a fragment with three worked surfaces. It is the lateral cross-section of the front and back left of a shoulder and a portion of the pectoral on the front and the beginning of the back pillar on the back.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III hall A. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.