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 Statuette
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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