Head of a Kushite King

Third Intermediate Period (Kushite)

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 130

When rulers of the Kingdom of Kush in Nubia became pharaohs of Egypt, they adopted the Egyptian conventions of representation. However they added distinctive elements, such as the double uraei worn on the nemes headdress shown here, to express their Nubian character.

Head of a Kushite King, Egyptian blue

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Head of a Kushite King, Egyptian blue
Head of a Kushite King, Egyptian blue
Head of a Kushite King, Egyptian blue
Head of a Kushite King, Egyptian blue
Head of a Kushite King, Egyptian blue
Head of a Kushite King, Egyptian blue
Head of a Kushite King, Egyptian blue

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