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Inscribed sculpture fragment
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B501 VIII-3 debris
Medium/Technique
Gray granite
Dimensions
Other: 5.6 x 8 x 3.5 cm (2 3/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20-2-154
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
Description2 worked surfaces. One is curved and has horizontal incised lines and part of incised hieroglyphic inscription that are a continuation of inscriptions on 20-2-132 that joins with it.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, B501 VIII-3 debris. 1920: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.