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| Keywords: Egyptian - Statue of a Man - Walters 22418.jpg The artists of the Kushite rulers of the 25th Dynasty introduced a new realism into royal art and sculpture and also revitalized private sculpture Kushite images had a broader cheek and stronger jaw resulting in a more angular face than had been seen before When the 26th Dynasty supplanted the 25th the artistic center changed from the residence of the Kushite kings at Napata in southern Nubia to Sais in Egypt's Delta home to the new ruling family The style also changed to a more idealized image with softer features This early 26th Dynasty sculpture combines the angularity of the larger boned Kushite face with the new idealizing style of the Saite Period producing a strong and polished image between 664 600 BC Late Period carved siliceous sandstone including base cm 36 24 56 accession number 22 418 14541 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Statues of the Egyptian late period | ||||
