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Leg and paw fragment of sphinx

1427–1400 B.C.
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGranodiorite
DimensionsOther: 24.5 x 11.8 x 14.5 cm (9 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number16-3-314
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ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, debris between 600-1000. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.