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Mummiform mid-leg area of standing Osiris statue with attached back pillar

Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B502, III, 7

Medium/Technique Granodiorite with pink inclusions
Dimensions Other: 7.3 x 9.7 x 6.9 cm (2 7/8 x 3 13/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19-1-349
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionThis fragment is the mummiform mid-leg area of a standing statue of Osiris figure with part of the attached back pillar. It goes with but does not join the head of Osiris, 20-1-328, and the torso with attached back pillar, Eg.Inv.11954. See Related for parts of whole.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, B502, III, 7. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.