This is a box of fragments of a shawabty of King Senkamanisken. This type of figure would have had the following characteristics: 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...
Provenance
From Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 3 (tomb of Senkamanisken). 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: Large fragment: 7 x 4.5 cm (2 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.) Small fragment: 0.5 x 0.1 cm (3/16 x 1/16 in.)
Accession Number
21.15509
Medium or Technique
Faience