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Head of a king wearing a nemes
Head of a king wearing a nemes

Head of a king wearing a nemes

1844–1797 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueDiorite or Serpentinite
DimensionsHeight: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3968
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, southern cemetery. K X debris, upper debris near K1043. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.