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Torso of standing male
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 2(1)a
Medium/Technique
Serpentinite
Dimensions
Overall: 13 x 5.4 x 7.2 cm (5 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 2 13/16 in.) Total height: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1205a
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is a fragment of the lower half of the body of a male standing figure wearing a long kilt. It includes the left elbow and hand and part of back pillar. It joins 20.1205b, which is the shoulder to thigh of the proper left of the figure.
The stone is black serpentinite with blue-green mottled coloration on surface.
The stone is black serpentinite with blue-green mottled coloration on surface.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 2(1)a. 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.