Head of a Kushite Ruler
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Object Label
Art historians assign this head to the very end of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. It may represent the ultimate Kushite king, Tanwetamani (circa 664–653 B.C.), who was defeated by the Assyrian army that invaded Egypt and sacked the capital city of Thebes. After Tanwetamani's defeat, descendants of the Kushite royal house continued to rule Nubia from the area around Napata until the first quarter of the third century B.C.
Caption
Egyptian; Nubian; Kushite. Head of a Kushite Ruler, ca. 670–653 B.C.E.. Diorite, 3 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (8.6 x 7 x 14.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.316. Creative Commons-BY
Title
Head of a Kushite Ruler
Date
ca. 670–653 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 25
Period
Third Intermediate Period
Medium
Diorite
Classification
Dimensions
3 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (8.6 x 7 x 14.3 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
05.316
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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