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Dyad fragment

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGreywacke
DimensionsOverall: 9.2 x 7.4 x 3 cm (3 5/8 x 2 15/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number13.3979
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ClassificationsSculpture
InscriptionsColumn 1) Htp d nsw wsir nb AbDw d.f ... column 2) prt xrw t HnKt kAw Apdw Ss mnxt mrHt (illegible) xt nbt ...
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, trench lower 10 brickbat debris. 1913: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan