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Statue of King Aspelta
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Aspelta
593–568 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Gebel Barkal
Medium/Technique
Granite gneiss
Dimensions
Height: 332.1 cm (130 3/4 in.)
Height of Base: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.)
Height of Base: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.730
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionInscribed down column at back.
ProvenanceFrom Sudan, Gebel Barkal: torso from great temple of Amen, cache of statues north of First Pylon (B 500 A), head from Temple B 800, Room 904 (B 801). 1916: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession Date: August 1, 1923)
(Accession Date: August 1, 1923)