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Inscribed corner fragment

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsOverall: 6.6 x 3.2 x 5.8 cm (2 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 2 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1176c
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Inscriptionsir.n.f dj anX Dt (fragment)
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K X corridor 5-2. 1914: Excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.