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Sculpture fragment

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Senakamanisken
643–623 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, No. 900

Medium/Technique Brown gray granite
Dimensions Overall: 15 x 13.6 x 8.7 cm (5 7/8 x 5 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19-1-361
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionOne rectilinear fragment with two worked surfaces with partial cartouche of Senkamanisken facing the right and partial hieroglyphs.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, No. 900. 1916: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.