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Shawabty of King Senkamanisken

643–623 B.C.
Object PlaceNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueGranite
DimensionsOverall: 18.5 x 6 cm (7 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.11940
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 3 (tomb of Senkamanisken). 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.