Striding Figure of a Kushite King
ca. 712-653 B.C.E.
Egyptian
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Several iconographic details identify this statuette as a depiction of a Kushite king, including the double uraeus cobras on the brow and the tight-fitting skullcap adorned with concentric circles. The king's broad face typifies the style of Egyptian royal sculpture during the years of Nubian domination.
- Maker/Artist
- Egyptian
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Bronze
- Medium
- bronze
- Locations
- Possible place collected: Egypt, Possible place collected: Sudan (ancient Nubia)
- Dynasty
- late Dynasty 25
- Dimensions
- 4 13/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (12.2 x 2.8 x 4.5 cm)
- Accession Number
- 81.184
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
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