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Statuette of Hapy
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, el-Kurru, KU. 53
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: H. 0.072
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1009
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionHapy. Mummiform figure with ape head. Thin metal filled with paste. Somewhat corroded. (forms set with 24.1007, 1008, 1010)
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 53 (Tomb of Queen Tabiry). 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.