Twenty-fifth Dynasty (Egyptian)

  1. Home
  2. top of the aat hierarchies
  3. Styles and Periods Facet
  4. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
  5. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
  6. Early Western World
  7. Mediterranean (Early Western World)
  8. Egyptian (ancient)
  9. Egyptian periods
  10. Third Intermediate period (Egyptian)
  11. Twenty-fifth Dynasty
Scope note
Refers to the period in Egypt from about 750 to 656 BCE during which Kushite rulers held power. The period is characterized by a return to monumentality, a high quality of craftsmanship, and archaizing tendencies especially in sculpture.
Twenty-fifth Dynasty
Accepted term: 22-Apr-2024