Head fragment of sphinx
1427–1400 B.C.
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGranodiorite
DimensionsOther: 23.5 x 25 x 16.5 cm (9 1/4 x 9 13/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number16-4-275a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, D-500 2 and circular wall B1000. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
1473–1458 B.C.
2465–2323 B.C.
525–404 B.C.
664–525 B.C.
1323–1295 B.C.
1390–1352 B.C.
1391–1352 B.C.
300–200 B.C.
1400–1279 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
1st century B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
