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Boat stand of King Atlanersa

653–643 B.C.
FindspotGebel Barkal, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueGranite gneiss
DimensionsHeight x length x width, weight: 115 x 152.5 x 152.5 cm, 8164.75 kg (45 1/4 x 60 1/16 x 60 1/16 in., 18000.01 lb.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.728
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ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceSudan, Gebel Barkal, temple of Atlanersa and Senkamanisken (B 703), room 2 . 1916:excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession Date: August 1, 1923)