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Inscribed corner fragment

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsOverall: 18.3 x 5 x 8.5 cm (7 3/16 x 1 15/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1176a
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ClassificationsSculpture
Inscriptionsir.n.f d anX Dt (fragment)
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K X Abdul Mageed. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.