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Sculpture fragment

Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, No. 503

Medium/Technique Light gray Granite
Dimensions Other: 16 x 12.3 x 5.5 cm (6 5/16 x 4 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-314f.1
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionFragment which is slightly concave on one face, unworked on the other faces. Likely this was a sculpture fragment that has been used as a grinding surface.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, No. 503. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.