ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Shabti of Taharqa

AAT Object Form/Functionushabti

Place FoundNuri, Sudan, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodLate Period, Dynasty 25, Reign of Taharqa

Date690-664 BCE

MediumGranite

Credit LineGift of Joseph A. Lewis, II and Sofi Lewis

Object number2008.063.001

Exhibition HistoryLost Kingdoms of the Nile: Nubian Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 9 - August 31, 2008
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, 2008 - Present

ProvenanceSaid to be ex coll. Joseph Wingelhofer, Vienna, Austria, acquired ca. 1961. With Frank H. Crane [The Hundred Antiquities], Stirling, Ontairo, Canada. Ex coll. Michael Richards, Toronto, Canada, acquired via trade, July 8, 1993. Ex coll. Joseph and Sofi Lewis, United States, acquired December 14, 2007.

Status

On view

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