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Group shot (L to R): 21.3041, 21.3025, 21.11748, 20.223, 21.2723
Shawabty of King Taharqa
Group shot (L to R): 21.3041, 21.3025, 21.11748, 20.223, 21.2723

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 view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
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.