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Falcon body fragment?

Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (?)
1390–1352 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B900 Ex.1 debris

Medium/Technique Black grano-diorite with black sparkly inclusions
Dimensions Other: 10.8 x 3.2 x 3 cm (4 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19-12-93.1
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionThis is one fragment with one polished finished rounded surface, of which one edge flares and curves.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, B900 Ex.1 debris. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.