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Fragment of beard (?) of sphinx

1427–1400 B.C.
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGranodiorite
DimensionsOther: 6.7 x 3.8 x 3.7 cm (2 5/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20-1-225
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, B501, III 5 debris. 1920: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.