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Collections > Egyptian Domination

During the Egyptian New Kingdom (1580 - 1085 BC), Egypt recovered from the weakness of the second intermediate period. The Hyksos were expelled from Egypt, and the Egyptian state was rebuilt and reorganised. Egypt was reunited after the re-conquest of Nubia by king Ahmose. Against this background, the Egyptian hostility toward Nubia and contacts between the two lands continued unabated.

An Egyptian imperial government was imposed to oversee the administration of the land. At the head of the civil administration was the viceroy who acted as the pharaoh's deputy. He was appointed directly by Pharaoh and usually bore the title "Overseer of the southern lands", and "King's son of Kush". His main duties were the running of the administration of Nubia and the exploitation and collection of the valuable resources obtained from Nubia itself and further south.
Later, the Egyptian pharaohs started a new policy in Nubia: they took the children of Nubian chiefs to Egypt, originally as hostages, but they were given both Egyptian education and rank to prepare them to be the "King's son of Kush".

The artists of this period created many artefacts in the traditional Egyptian style. This period was also a period of temple building (Semna, Kumma, Sesbi, Kawa, Abu Simbel...).

Amulet, Aniba
Amulet, Nubia
Funerary Mask, Aniba, Nubia
Statue, Elephantine, Nubia
Tiles, Medinet Habu