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Ka emblem, Kushite (Napatan) around 590 - 560 BC made with Faience. This tablet was found in a cachette containing discarded objects of religious significance. It is decorated by a pair of arms forming a ka sign. The ka was the life force of an individual which survived after death and received offerings for the deceased. It bears an inscription of King Aspelta, the brother and successor of Anlamani.


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