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Baboon head from canopic vessel
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Taharqa
690–664 B.C.
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Tomb of Queen Atakhibaskan, (Pyramid 36)
Medium/Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 13.5 × 14 × 17.1 cm (5 5/16 × 5 1/2 × 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1063
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTomb equipment – Canopics and canopic boxes
DescriptionAlabaster; ape's head (Hapy); hair elaborately rendered.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 36 (tomb of Queen Atakhabasken). 1917: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.
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)