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Shawabty of King Taharqa
Image Not Available for Shawabty of King Taharqa

Shawabty of King Taharqa

690–664 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGray serpentinite
DimensionsOverall: 26.5 x 9.3 cm (10 7/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.221
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 1 (Tomb of Taharqa) I E near door. 1917: 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.