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Statuette of Duamutef

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. 0.075
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.1008
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionDuamautef. Mummiform figure with jackal head. Thin metal filled with paste. Partly corroded away. (forms set with 24.1007, 1009, 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.