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Fragment of sphinx

1427–1400 B.C.
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGranodiorite
DimensionsOther: 8.2 x 5.5 x 7.5 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number16-4-263.3
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Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, between 520 and circular wall B-1000. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.