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Fragments of cynocephalous ape

Nubian
Napatan Period, possibly reign of Kashta
750–743 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Ku 22

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Largest fragment; thickness x Width x length: 2.5 x 9.0 x 5.5 cm (1 x 3 9/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.2437
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionFragments of large blue faience cynocephalous ape amulet, or seated statue.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 7 (tomb of an unidentified person, probably a queen). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.

(Accession date: January 7, 2005)