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Ape statuette
Nubian
Napatan Period
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B 800
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
3.6 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm (1 7/16 x 1 5/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-3-405
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionLower part of squatting ape statuette, white bodied with blue faience
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan