lunes, 21 de diciembre de 2015

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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