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Third Intermediate Period
The Kushite kings who ruled Egypt were buried in their Nubian homeland; this shabti of King Taharqo is carved from a distinctive Nubian stone and is presumably from his pyramid at Nuri.
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Title: Shabti of Taharqo
Period: Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 25 (Kushite)
Reign: reign of Taharqo
Date: 690–664 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt and Sudan; Probably from Nubia, Nuri
Medium: Granite [a Nubian variety]
Dimensions: H. 20.3 × W. 7.6 × D. 5.4 cm (8 × 3 × 2 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number: 18.2.10
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