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Sculpture fragment

Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, N503

Medium/Technique Brown gray Granite with red inclusions
Dimensions Other: 7.2 x 7.4 x 5.4 cm (2 13/16 x 2 15/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-314k
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ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionEdge fragment of brown gray granite with red inclusions. Part of a 'Djed' sign in relief. 3 worked sides. Belongs to same object as 20-1-335. Part of a Tyet knot (?) in high relief.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, N503. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.