This is a shawabty belonging to King Aspelta. These 8 fragments include 1 legs and feet; 2 feet; 1 head; 1 face; and one head in three pieces. The ancient Nubians included shawabtys in their tombs only in the Napatan Period, about 750–270 B.C. These funerary figurines are based on Egyptian...
Provenance
From Nubia (Sudan), Nuri , Pyramid 6 (tomb of Anlamani), debris from room A, B and C. 1919: 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 Aspelta, 593–568 B.C.
Findspot
Nuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Dimensions
Overall largest: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.) Overall smallest: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Accession Number
21.13886
Medium or Technique
Faience