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Sculpture fragment
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, Room 907
Medium/Technique
Gray granite with dark band
Dimensions
Other: 9.9 x 4.6 x 11.9 cm (3 7/8 x 1 13/16 x 4 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-134.9
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionSculpture fragment with one worked surface, not polished. Surface flares at edge and incised inscriptions on flat portion of worked surface. Roughly circular, hard to read, hieroglyphs. Field register says there are 14 fragments. Band of dark gray and also area of some large, whitish crystals. See Documentation for other like pieces.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, Room 907. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.