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Shawabty of King Taharqa

690–664 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueRed-brown serpentinized rock
DimensionsOverall: 21.1 x 7.5 cm (8 5/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.234
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) Nuri, Pyramid 1 (Tomb of Taharqa) A III 6. 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.