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Date : near 560 B.C.
Material : Diorite
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Ancient Egypt
Sculpture
Area related
Egypte
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The inscription on the black pillar indicates that Tashereteneset was the mother of a king, but his name was erased. He was probably Amasis (Ahmose II), a general who overthrew king Apries in 570 BC and reigned until 526 BC. Monuments bearing his name may have been deliberately damaged by the Persian rulers who took control of Egypt a year after his death. Tashereteneset wears a modius, a circular crown of cobras.
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