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Fragment of Osiris statuette
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B501, V, 4, debris
Medium/Technique
Granodiorite with pink inclusions
Dimensions
Other: 19 x 9.5 x 10.4 cm (7 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20-1-328
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis is the head of an Osiris statuette with part of the back pillar. Eye cavities for eye inlays have been gouged out. The figure is wearing an atef crown, most of the plumes are broken off. Eyebrows, nose and lips are battered. It is part of the same object but does not join 19-1-349 and Eg.Inv.11954. See Related for parts of whole.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, B501, V, 4, debris. 1920: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.