These are fragments of a shawabty belonging to King Malowiebamani. The figure wears the king's nemes headdress with uraeus and has a long beard. There are 4 horizontal lines of incised text encircling the body. The text is framed and there is a narrow blank area up the center of the back. The...
Provenance
From Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 11 (tomb of Malowiebamani ). 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.
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Nubian, Napatan Period, reign of Malowiebamani, 463–435 B.C.
Findspot
Nuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Dimensions
Overall: largest 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.) Overall: smallest 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Accession Number
21.14352
Medium or Technique
Faience