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bm sudan exhibition, jan-05 155Statuette of a Kushite king, plated with gold leaf, Kushite (Meroitic)


This statue of an unidentified Kushite king was discovered at Tabc on Argo Island within the court of the Great Temple in a pit. He is clothed in a kilt with sandals on his feet, wears armlets and a collar over which sits a necklace of 3 ram headed pendants. On his head is a Kushite cap with diadem and double Uraeus on the front signifying kingship. Streamers or ribbons from the headgear trail down his back.
 
The gilding was applied over plaster and still remains on parts of the statue; the eyes were inlaid. He wears an archer's thumb ring on his right hand while two bracelets adorn his left arm. It has been suggested that his left hand once held a bow and that this statue depicts the king as an archer. The bow and thumb ring also may be interpreted as insignia of the ruler and could represent his military leadership.
 
From Tabo.
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