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Statuette of a Kushite king

Figure of a seated Kushite king. The king had a headdress, now broken, and is wearing a curled wig consisting of 4 rows of curls and decorated with the typical two uraei. The face is rather square, the facial features are stylized, the mouth is straight and in relief. The king has his arms bent forward and detached from his body, his hands clenched into fists, the hands are connected to the legs by two bronze elements, the right one not connecting completely to the knee. The king wears a collar consisting of three plain registers and pendants in the form of dots. The king wears a kilt, a belt, and a decoration with vertical streaks is visible at its back. The feet rest on a square base. The statuette is mounted on a modern wooden base. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.

Provv. 156
Metal / Bronze
712–332 BCE
Late Period
Unknown
Unknown, 1824
Museum / Floor 2A / Mezzanine / Cabinet 05 Metal / Shelf 04
Museo Egizio