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Statue of Amenhotep III

1390–1352 B.C.
FindspotGebel Barkal, Sudan
Medium/TechniquePeridotite
DimensionsOverall: 108cm (42 1/2in.)
Case (painted wooden base): 61 x 53.3 x 62.5 cm (24 x 21 x 24 5/8 in.)
Case (Plex-bonnet ): 137.8 x 49.2 x 72.4 cm (54 1/4 x 19 3/8 x 28 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.734
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceSudan, Gebel Barkal, Temple B 700. 1916: excavated by the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1923)