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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
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
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.