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Head of a Kushite King

Third Intermediate Period (Kushite)
ca. 721–664 BCE
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Head of a Kushite King
  • Period: Third Intermediate Period (Kushite)
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 25
  • Date: ca. 721–664 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Egyptian blue
  • Dimensions: H. 3.9 × W. 3.7 × D. 3.5 cm (1 9/16 × 1 7/16 × 1 3/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
  • Object Number: 2021.41.88
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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