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Deity figurine

Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Atlanersa
653–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, Pyramid 20, room B

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 15.3 x 6.5 cm (6 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-2-155
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionRW figure of a deity; head and body present. Wig and beard are discernible, and arms are at his side. Left leg is extended. Joins with the feet fragment which is 17-2-156.--Overall there are thirteen figures. We have three of the four sons of Horus, and the feet of the fourth son is present. There are also three goddesses, (Neith, one goddess with no crown, and one female body fragment). There are five male figures; (three standing, kilted, unidentifiable male figures, Osiris, and an ithyphallic god, most likely Min.
ProvenanceFrom Nuri, pyramid 20, room B.1917: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.