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Statuette of Nephthys
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 26, reign of Amasis
570–526 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7757 A
Medium/Technique
Wood
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number29.2627
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFragments of a decayed wooden statuette of Nephthys kneeling in the pose of a mourner. The upper body and head are intact. The headdress as well as five arm fragments are seperate. There are numerous other larger fragments, at least three of which join. The larger pieces form the base and the hips and legs of the figure. Compare the pose of a parallel wooden figure of Isis 72.4127.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza pit G 7757 A, (tomb of Kheperre) room 4. 1929: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.