Statue of Lady Sennuwy
Statue of Lady Sennuwy, ca.1971/1926 BCE.,
Ancient Egyptian Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret I, granodiorite, 21,6x62,2x116,2 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Inv. 14.720
Lady Sennuwy and her husband, Djefaihapi, were buried in the tumulus or royal burial mound of a Nubian king who lived decades after their deaths. It is unknown why and when Lady Sennuwy and her husband’s tombs were relocated to the royal Nubian tomb.