This is a shawabty belonging to King Analmaaye. The figure wears the king's nemes headdress with uraeus. The wig is very detailed. There is one framed column of incised text on the front of the figure. The implements are finely detailed. This mummiform shape does not have a back pillar or base....
Provenance
From Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 18, Chamber C (tomb of Analmaaye). 191: 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.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Nubian, Napatan Period, reign of Analmaaye, 542–538 B.C.
Findspot
Nuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Dimensions
Overall: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Accession Number
21.14371
Medium or Technique
Faience