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Deity figurine
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Atlanersa
653–643 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Nuri, pyramid 20
Medium/Technique
Pottery
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 5.5 cm (9 7/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number17-2-172
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionTwo joining fragments of a figurine of a deity. Wig is discernible but face is missing. Hands are clenched around a roll of cloth.--Overall there are thirteen figures total. 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 Sudan (Nubia), 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.