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Head and shoulders of a bearded male

2040–1640 B.C.
FindspotKerma, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBasalt (?)
DimensionsOverall: 10.3 x 14.3 x 4.6 cm (4 1/16 x 5 5/8 x 1 13/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.1191b
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ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Kerma, K III street 2(2). 1913: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.