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Head of a ba statue
Nubian
Late Meroitic Period
100 B.C.–A.D. 300
Findspot: Nubia (Egypt), Shablul, Tomb 16
Medium/Technique
Sandstone
Dimensions
Height: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
MFA-University of Pennsylvania Exchange
Accession Number1991.1102
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionSandstone ba-bird head. It is broken off at the neck. The surface and details are worn.
ProvenanceFrom Shablul, tomb 16. 1907: excavated by the E.B. Coxe Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania; assigned to the University of Pennsylvania in the division of finds by the Sudanese government; 1907-1991: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; 1991: received by the MFA through exchange with the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)
(Accession date: March 25, 1992)