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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: 25.2 x 7.9 cm (9 15/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number20.243
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa) A VII 1. 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.
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)