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Statuette of Inheret, god of war
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 26 or later
664–30 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Nag el-Mashayikh
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number12.1358
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBronze; with long beard and headdress; right arm raised holding one end of long spear or staff, other end of which is held in left hand, at right angles to body. Very finely incised details on long robe. Badly patinated. On original wooden base.
ProvenanceNaga el-Mashayikh, (Mesheikh) tomb 501. 1912: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds with the Egyptian government.
(Accession Date: December 5, 1912)
(Accession Date: December 5, 1912)