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Foreman shawabty of King Piankhy (Piye)
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), el-Kurru, Pyramid 17 thieve's debris, burial door block
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 5.4 x 2.8 cm (2 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number19.1974
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Shawabties and shawabty boxes
DescriptionThis is a fragment of a foreman shawabty of King Piankhy (Piye). It is the head and top half of a male foreman figure wearing the bag wig and false beard. The lower portion does not join and is record 19-2-540.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia (Sudan) el-Kurru, Ku 17 (tomb of Piankhy), thieve's debris, burial door block. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.