Striding Figure of a Kushite King
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
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.
Caption
Egyptian; Nubian. Striding Figure of a Kushite King, ca. 712–653 B.C.E.. Bronze, 4 13/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (12.2 x 2.8 x 4.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 81.184. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.81.184_wwg8.jpg)
Title
Striding Figure of a Kushite King
Date
ca. 712–653 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 25
Period
Third Intermediate Period
Geography
Possible place collected: Egypt, Possible place collected: Sudan (ancient Nubia)
Medium
Bronze
Classification
Dimensions
4 13/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. (12.2 x 2.8 x 4.5 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
81.184
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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