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Figurine fragment

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

Medium/Technique Pottery
Dimensions Overall: 7.3 x 6.3 cm (2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-2-166
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionTorso fragment of an unidentified striding male deity; arms at side, left leg advanced. --Overall there are thirteen figures total. There are 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 .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.