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Fragment of male figure(?)
Nubian
Napatan Period
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Gebel Barkal, 503
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
3.5 x 4.0 cm (1 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-4-319
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFragment of male figure(?), false beard and broad collar, flat back. Not shawabty iconography.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal 503, April, 1916: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.