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Sculpture fragments of colossal statue

Nubian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Gebel Barkal, B501 VI-VII, 7 debris

Medium/Technique Black granodiorite with black sparkly inclusions and red inclusions
Dimensions Other: Joined 13.5 x 12 x 30 cm (5 5/16 x 4 3/4 x 11 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20-1-265.1
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionTwo joining fragments of left elbow and part of lower left arm. Joins with upper left arm 20-1-264.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, B501 VI-VII, 7 debris. 1920: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.