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Sculpture fragment

Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B501 III-6

Medium/Technique Dark gray greywacke
Dimensions Other: 6.2 x 5.8 x 6.6 cm (2 7/16 x 2 5/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20-1-382
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionSculpture fragment, reused as a rubber. Dome shaped one side flattened and polished by rubbing.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, B501 III-6. 1920: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.