Sphinx
1st–4th century A.D.
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia, Sudan
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueBlack granodiorite
DimensionsHeight x width x length: 22.8 x 12.1 x 30.8 cm (9 x 4 3/4 x 12 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.2633
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, debris south of Great Temple of Amen. 1919-1920: excavated in four fragments by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, December 1919 and January 1920; 1921: alloted to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
1427–1400 B.C.
1390–1352 B.C.
1390–1352 B.C.
1390–1352 B.C. (?)