Advanced Search
Requires Photography
Fragment of colossal hand
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, Pyramid VII
Medium/Technique
Black granodiorite with white inclusions
Dimensions
Other: 17.7 x 15.5 x 9 cm (6 15/16 x 6 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-540.10
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionOne clenched colossal hand from statue. Surface extremely friable.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, Pyramid VII. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.