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Sculpture fragment
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B 501 VI 6 under brick walls
Medium/Technique
gray Granite
Dimensions
Other: 10.3 x 5.8 x 2.5 cm (4 1/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20-3-87
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFragment with two worked surfaces forming an edge. It has three horizontal registers with incised hieroglyphs, facing right. The surface is abraded. There are traces of red pigment (?).
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, B 501 VI 6 under brick walls. 1920: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.