Shawabty of King Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
FindspotNuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Medium/TechniqueBrown--green stone
DimensionsOverall: 27.2 x 8.9 cm (10 11/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.15067
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 1 (tomb of Taharqa) between A VII 1 and A VII 2. 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 the Sudan.
1400–1070 B.C.
Naqada I, 3850–3650 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
698–690 B.C.
2140–1991 B.C.
2140–1991 B.C.
623–568 B.C.
1894–1595 B.C.