This is a shawabty belonging to King Senkamanisken. The figure wears the king's nemes headdress with double uraeus and has a plaited beard attached by an incised chin strap. Here the arms are crossed and the hands are directly opposite each other. In each hand the figure holds a hoe, the hoe on...
Provenance
From Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 3 (tomb of Senkamanisken) Room B. 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 Senkamanisken, 643–623 B.C.
Findspot
Nuri, Nubia (Sudan)
Dimensions
Overall: 17.5 x 5.5 cm (6 7/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Accession Number
21.15214
Medium or Technique
Serpentinite