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Copper alloy statue of Princess Takushit of Egypt, with electrum (silver-gold alloy) engravings, ~670 BCE (lemmy.world)
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[–] nrzzrn 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)


Photographed from the side (3300x4600px).

Source :

Statue of the princess-priestess Takushit, the Ethiopian. Bronze. Late period. Dynasty XXV (Nubian, ca 670 BC). From Lake Mareotis, south of Alexandria.
National Archaeological Museum. Egyptian Antiquities Collection, inv. no. 110. Room 40, Showcase 11.

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