Nubian Civilization
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.