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Head of captive

FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia(Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsL x W x D 5.6 x 2.4 x 0.2 cm (2 3/16 x 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number19.1746
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceGebel Barkal B501. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
Conservation Status: After Cleaning
945–712 B.C.
Votive figure
Early first millennium B.C.
Votive plaque
650–550 B.C.
Votive plaque
650–550 B.C.
Talisman
900–700 B.C.
Group shot:  04.1791, 11.1510, 11.1517
A.D. 363–476
Votive bell
late 4th–late 3rd century B.C.
Lizard box
760–30 B.C.
Serpent box
760–30 B.C.
Serpent box
760–30 B.C.