Statue of King Aspelta
593–568 B.C.
FindspotGebel Barkal, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueGranite gneiss
DimensionsHeight: 332.1 cm (130 3/4 in.)
Height of Base: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.)
Height of Base: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.730
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Sudan, Gebel Barkal: torso from great temple of Amen, cache of statues north of First Pylon (B 500 A), head from Temple B 800, Room 904 (B 801). 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)
(Accession Date: August 1, 1923)
623–593 B.C.
643–623 B.C.
593–568 B.C.
623–593 B.C.
653–643 B.C.
180–140 B.C.
2490–2472 B.C.
2490–2472 B.C.
2490–2472 B.C.