The Kingdom of Kush

Sandstone block with cursive Meroitic inscriptions. From Meroe...

This stone fragment was made in ancient Egypt during the first...

Gold shield with the head of god Sebiumeker. From the treasure...

Golden jackal. From the treasure of the Nubian queen Amanishakheto...

An artist's impression of the Kushite army - to which the archers...

A map showing the maximum territorial extent of the New Kingdom...

Ruins of the royal city in Meroe, Nubia, Sudan

This is a painted cream-ware pottery bowl. It was reconstructed...

A partial reconstruction of the pyramids of Meroe (modern Sudan...

This is a red burnished globular flask with a wide mouth. The flask...

Meroitic hieroglyphic and demotic script. Made from RK Meroitic...

Gold armlet with a figure of a winged goddess. From the treasure...