Head of a Kushite King ca. 747–664 Third Intermediate Period 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 Head of a Kushite King. ca. 747–664 Egyptian blue. Third Intermediate Period. From Egypt. Dynasty 25

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