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Group shot: 21.2975, 20.222
Shawabty of King Taharqa
Group shot: 21.2975, 20.222

Shawabty of King Taharqa

690–664 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGray serpentinite
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 30.5 × 11.4 × 7 cm (12 × 4 1/2 × 2 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.222
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.