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Shawabty of Queen Khensa
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 4 (tomb of Queen Khensa), chamber debris
Dimensions
Overall: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.)
Accession Number
21.12615
Medium or Technique
Faience
Not On View
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Classifications
This is a shawabty of Queen Khensa, daughter of Kashta, sister-wife of Piankhy. The male figure wears a tripartite wig and has a long beard. The shawabty is uninscribed. The object was broken in four pieces and is not mended. This mummiforn shape does not have a back pillar or base. No hands or implements are depicted. The back is flat and there is no wig line. It is missing the head, lower legs and feet. The end of the beard and lower lappets are present.
Provenance
From Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Ku 4 (tomb of Queen Khensa), chamber debris. 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 Sudan.
(Accession Date: May 21, 2007)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition