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Sculpture fragments

Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, Room 904

Medium/Technique Gray brown granite
Dimensions Other (Largest): 11 x 9.7 x 4 cm (4 5/16 x 3 13/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Other (Smallest): 3.8 x 7.6 x 3.5 cm (1 1/2 x 3 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-122.3
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionSix fragments: 1 with one worked surface; 2 rectlinear with 2 worked surfaces that form right angles; 1 with worked surface that flares; 2 with no worked surfaces.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, Room 904. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.