Statue of King Senkamanisken
643–623 B.C.
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Object Place for LabelSudan (Gebel Barkal)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGranite gneiss
DimensionsHeight x width: 147.8 x 50.1 cm (58 3/16 x 19 3/4 in.) 272 KG or 600 LBS
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.731
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Gebel Barkal: head from Great Temple of Amen, cache of royal staues north of First Pylon, Temple B 500 A; body from temple B 800 room 904. 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.
593–568 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.