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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Myra Wysinger: [QB] [IMG]http://www.metmuseum.org/TOAH/images/hb/hb_26.4.110A.jpg[/IMG] [b]Anklet[/b], Meroitic period, 100–250 BC Meroitic; from Faras, Lower Nubia, cemetery 1, grave 186 Bronze Gift of Oxford University Expedition to Nubia, 1926 Kushite artists of the Meroitic period were noted for their fine metalworking skills. The Museum owns none of the exquisite inlaid cloisonné and gold jewelry produced during this period, but this heavy bronze anklet with its finely incised decoration gives some idea of their talent for working bronze, a much harder metal than gold. - [i]Metropolitan Museum of Art[/i]. [b]Meroitic royalty[/b] [IMG]http://www.maat.com.au/photogalleries/NubianMuseum/image/nmuse2.jpg[/IMG] Statue of Queen Shanakdakhete (170-150 BCE) ruling queen of Kush, and a male member of her family giving her royal power. Her name is carved in a ruined temple where the earliest inscriptions in Meroitic hieroglyphic writing are found. Her pyramid at Meroe is one of the largest ever built for a Kushite ruler. It has a unique chapel with two rooms and two pylons. The chapel is among the most elaborately carved of any known. The scenes in the chapel show military campaigns to the south and the capture of numerous cattle and prisoners. [IMG]http://www.homestead.com/wysinger/s444.jpg[/IMG] Red sandstone relief from the pyramid chapel of Queen Shanakdakhete From Meroe, Nubia Meroitic Period [b]First female ruler of the Meroitic Period[/b] The royal cemetery at Meroe has given the name 'Meroitic' to the later stages of rule by the Kushite kings. The Meroitic script has been deciphered, but the language is still not fully understood. This wall comes from one of the small steep-sided pyramids with chapels in which the rulers were buried. It was probably that of Queen Shanakdakhete, the first female ruler. She appears here enthroned with a prince, and protected by a winged Isis. In front of her are rows of offering bearers and also scenes of rituals including the judgement of the queen before Osiris. The term 'Kush' or 'Kushite' refers to Nubian ruling powers. Nubian royalty were buried at el-Kurru, Nuri, Gebel Barkal, and Meroe. - [i]The British Museum[/i] [IMG]http://www.worcesterart.org/Images/Collection/Photos/Ancient/1922.145.jpg[/IMG] Sandstone Meroitic Museum purchase: 1922.145 [b]Prince Arikankharer Slaying His Enemies, 25-41 AD[/b] Contemporary with early imperial Rome, the Meroitic civilization flourished along the fertile banks of the Nile River in the land of Kush in what is now the Sudan. This African dynasty traded not only with Egypt to the north but also with Greece, Rome, and peoples of the Near East. Consequently, official Meroitic art reflects the absorption of external influences adapted to serve local rulers. Arikankharer belonged to the black royal house of Kush, whose capital was at Meroe. Although the crown prince died before he could come to power, this superbly carved, raised relief shows him as a vigorous, victorious conqueror. Behind him floats a female Winged Victory, brushing away flies, while between his legs a vicious dog mutilates a fallen enemy. The prince's father is King Natakamani. Distinctly Meroitic in style and detail are the compact proportions, round head, curly hair, oversized eyes, flabby neck, and broad shoulders of the prince as well as the portrayal of fear in the faces of the vanquished. The body is shown with the imperial stride, and with the "slaying the ememy" pose which were found at other Meroitic archological sites. - [i]Worcester Art Museum, Maine[/i] [b]King Natakamani[/b] [IMG]http://www.homestead.com/wysinger/nat3.jpg[/IMG] . [/QB][/QUOTE]
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