Advanced Search
Torso of female
Nubian
Napatan Period
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Semna Fort, Room LVII
Medium/Technique
Black slate
Dimensions
Overall: 5.6 x 11.9 x 4.3 cm (2 3/16 x 4 11/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.2079
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionTorso fragment. Inscription on back "Royal wife, Royal mother Neb Hetpet, beloved of Dedewen."
ProvenanceFrom Semna Fort Room LVII, 1924: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.