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Book Chapter
The Art and Architecture of Kushite Nubia
2014
Overview
The Kushite kings of Dynasty 25 and their Napatan successors brought about a renaissance in art and architecture in Egypt, and created a new artistic idiom for Nubia that would survive for nearly a millennium. The Dynasty 25 Egyptian kings were anxious to show themselves in traditional forms and pious poses. This was expressed by mirroring the texts that recorded the takeover of the country and extolled the piety of the Nubian kings and their devotion to the established norms of society. A colossal head of Taharqa, presumably from Karnak Temple is one of the great masterpieces in the history of Egyptian art. It can be seen as the ultimate development of Dynasty 25 royal portraiture. The distancing from Egypt is reflected in the arts of the Meroitic period, and indicated not only the abandonment of many Egyptian conventions but also the adoption of alternate cultural influences.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Subject
ISBN
9781444333503, 144433350X
