Head of Kushite King

Dateca. 690 B.C.E.-656 B.C.E.

Place createdMemphis or Thebes, Egypt, Africa

Mediumgraywacke

Dimensions8 1/8 × 3 × 4 1/2 in. (20.6 × 7.6 × 11.4 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

DepartmentSouth Asian Art, Islamic Art and Antiquities

Credit LineJohn J. Emery Memorial Fund, A. J. Howe Endowment, Henry Meis Endowment, Phyllis H. Thayer Purchase Fund, Israel and Caroline Wilson Fund, On to the Second Century Art Purchase Fund, and Museum Purchase: Various Deaccession Funds

Accession Number1991.156

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