Head of a Ba statue

Head of a Ba statue

Head belonging to a Ba statue of stylized features, straight nose and elongated eyes. The mouth is just a horizontal stroke. The solar disk over the head, a common feature in this kind of sculptures, is here missing.

Present location MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID

Inventory number 1980/98/256

Dating MEROITIC PERIOD

Archaeological Site MASMAS:-NAG`GAMUS

Category STATUE

Material SANDSTONE

Technique HEWN

Height 9 cm

Width 7 cm

Bibliography•ALMAGRO BASCH, M., La Necrópolis meroítica de Nag Gamus (Masmas, Nubia Egipcia). Memorias de la Misión Arqueológica Española en Nubia, VIII, 1965, P. 236 Lám.VII,2.

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