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Worked fragment of a statue
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
2040–1640 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 2(1)b
Medium/Technique
Greywacke
Dimensions
Overall: 3.1 x 5.7 x 2.3 cm (1 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number14-2-612.6
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is a fragment from a statue with two worked surfaces. One surface is rounded. The corner where they meet is curved. The stone is grayish-green greywacke.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III 2(1)b. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.