Kushite official, subsequently modified
Third Intermediate Period
The shape of the head with small features atop a slender but powerful body conforms to representational conventions associated with Kushites. Beneath the bare torso, the lower body is clothed with a kilt. From a wide belt hangs an apron topped with a leopard's head, a garment associated with royalty although a similar garment is adopted by priests. Long cords ending in floral tassels favored by Kushite kings and priests also hang from the belt. The arms and legs, now missing, would have been attached separately.
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