Sphinx
1st–4th century A.D.
FindspotGebel Barkal, Nubia, Sudan
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueBlack granodiorite
DimensionsHeight x width x length: 22.8 x 12.1 x 30.8 cm (9 x 4 3/4 x 12 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.2633
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Gebel Barkal, debris south of Great Temple of Amen. 1919-1920: excavated in four fragments by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, December 1919 and January 1920; 1921: alloted to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.
1390–1352 B.C.
1390–1352 B.C.
1390–1352 B.C.
1427–1400 B.C.
1390–1352 B.C.
1390–1352 B.C.
1390–1352 B.C.
1390–1352 B.C.
1390–1352 B.C.
1390–1352 B.C. (?)