Shawabti

Object Number:

92-2-72

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Napatan

Provenience:

Sudan
Nuri

Locus:

Pyr. Xxvii

Section:

Egyptian

Materials:

Faience

Iconography:

Royal Shawabti

Description:

Faience shawabti of Queen Madiken. Shown wearing wig and "queen's" crown; two hoes and basket strap in hands; crossed arms. Seven horizontal registers of hieroglyphics on back, sides and front.

Credit Line:

Exchange with the Boston Museum of Fine Arts

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Ancient Nubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa (10 Oct 1992 - 03 Oct 1993)

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