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Statuette of Imsety
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. 0.071
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1007
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionAmset. Mummiform figure with human head. Thin metal filled with paste. (forms set with 24.1008-1010)
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.