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Shawabty of King Taharqa

690–664 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Country of Origin, for CustomsSudan
Medium/TechniqueGray serpentinite
DimensionsOverall: 26.4 x 9.8 cm (10 3/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.3018
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.
(Accession date: December 31, 1921)