Statuette of a Kushite King
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
On View: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
This statuette once depicted a kneeling king holding a pot in each hand in offering to a god. Although the style recalls statuettes of the Kushite king Taharqa, the identification remains uncertain because the sovereign's name has been erased from his belt. Either the damage was done by agents of vengeful native Egyptian kings of Dynasty XXVI, or the statuette may simply have been appropriated by a later king. Traces of gilding remain on the head and the kilt.
MEDIUM
Bronze, gold leaf
DATES
ca. 712–653 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
late Dynasty 25
PERIOD
Third Intermediate Period
DIMENSIONS
4 7/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. (11.2 x 4.7 x 4.8 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
69.73
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
One bronze figure, solid cast, of a kneeling king. The figure wears a “Shendyt” kilt, necklace, and a skull-cap with rounded tabs. The cap, decorated with row of circles, is secured by a band from the front of which spring two uraei. Two “streamers” descend from the top of the head down onto the figure’s back. The eyebrows are represented in relief, and the torso is well modeled with a strong median line. There are traces of gold on the skull-cap.
Condition: Front portion of both feet, left arm from below the shoulder, and right arm from below the elbow are missing. There is a large chip out of the left knee, and a crack in the right arm. Large areas of green corrosion on the headdress, back and sides of torso, kilt and lower part of legs; other small areas of corrosion. Small pits and scratches. Corrosion picked off cold in several areas.
CAPTION
Egyptian. Statuette of a Kushite King, ca. 712–653 B.C.E. Bronze, gold leaf, 4 7/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in. (11.2 x 4.7 x 4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.69.73_wwg8.jpg)
IMAGE
installation, West Wing gallery 8 installation,
CUR.69.73_wwg8.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
"CUR" at the beginning of an image file name means that the image was created by a curatorial staff member. These study images may be digital point-and-shoot photographs, when we don\'t yet have high-quality studio photography, or they may be scans of older negatives, slides, or photographic prints, providing historical documentation of the object.
RIGHTS STATEMENT
Creative Commons-BY
You may download and use Brooklyn Museum images of this three-dimensional work in accordance with a
Creative Commons license. Fair use, as understood under the United States Copyright Act, may also apply.
Please include caption information from this page and credit the Brooklyn Museum. If you need a high resolution file, please fill out our online
application form (charges apply).
For further information about copyright, we recommend resources at the
United States Library of Congress,
Cornell University,
Copyright and Cultural Institutions: Guidelines for U.S. Libraries, Archives, and Museums, and
Copyright Watch.
For more information about the Museum's rights project, including how rights types are assigned, please see our
blog posts on copyright.
If you have any information regarding this work and rights to it, please contact
copyright@brooklynmuseum.org.
RECORD COMPLETENESS
Not every record you will find here is complete. More information is available for some works than for others, and some entries have been updated more recently. Records are frequently reviewed and revised, and
we welcome any additional information you might have.
