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Shawabty of King Taharqa

690–664 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueRed-brown serpentinized rock
DimensionsOverall: 32 x 11 cm (12 5/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.2979
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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.