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Inscribed torso of statuette
Nubian
Napatan or Meroitic
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, 704
Medium/Technique
Greywacke
Dimensions
Overall: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-3-204
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionTwo fragments of a small standing statuette. The face is broken off and missing. One fragment extends from the waist to the chest. The second piece extends from the shoulders to the neck and lower part of head. The left leg is advanced, the hands are held at the sides. The back pillar is inscribed with a htp di nswt offering formula and prt khrw to Ptah Sokar Osiris. There are no titles or names on this fragment.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal 704. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.