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Head of captive

Nubian
Napatan period to Meroitic Period
Findspot: Nubia(Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B501

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions L x W x D 5.6 x 2.4 x 0.2 cm (2 3/16 x 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.1746
NOT ON VIEW

DescriptionHead of captive in plate bronze. Some were nailed into flag staffs.
ProvenanceGebel Barkal B501. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.