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Leg fragment of sphinx (?)

Leg fragment of sphinx (?)

1427–1400 B.C.
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBlack granodiorite with black sparkly inclusions
DimensionsOther: 8.2 x 5.9 x 5.6 cm (3 1/4 x 2 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number16-4-263.4
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ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, between 520 and circular well B-1000. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.