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Sistrum handle fragment
Nubian
Findspot: Nubia, Gebel Barkal, B 200
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 6.5 x 3.9 x 4.4 cm (2 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number16-3-248
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionSculpted, blue-glazed faience handle fragment showing part of the face of Hathor.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, B 200. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.