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Third Intermediate Period
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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.
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Title: Head of a Kushite King
Period: Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 25
Date: ca. 747–664 B.C.
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
Accession Number: 2021.41.88
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