Shawabty of King Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGray serpentinite
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 25.5 × 10.2 × 5.1 cm (10 1/16 × 4 × 2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.223
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa) U in floor debris towards E2. 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.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.
690–664 B.C.