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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
NOT ON VIEW
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.