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Head of a ba statue
Nubian
Meroitic Period
3rd century A.D.
Findspot: Nubia (Egypt), Nubia, Tomb 28E
Medium/Technique
Sandstone
Dimensions
Height: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
MFA-University of Pennsylvania Exchange
Accession Number1991.1101
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionSandstone head of a ba-statue. A solar disc, (representing the solar orb) in a metal fitting, would have been inserted in the hole at the top of the head. The statue was originally a full human form with folded wings.
ProvenanceFrom Shablul, grave 28E. 1907: excavated by the E.B. Coxe Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania; assigned to the University of Pennsylvania in the division of finds by the Sudanese government; 1907-1991: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; 1991: received by the MFA through exchange with the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)