Pylon of the Nubian Lion Temple , 1-20 CE
Sandstone

Dedicated to the Kushite god Apedemak, this temple displays the Nubian king Natakamani and queen Amanitore on equal standing, embodying glory.

Dietrich Wildung and Karla Kroeper, A short guide to the ancient site of Naga (Sudan): The Naga Project of the State Museum of Egyptian Art Munich (Germany), (Munich: Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst München, 2016), 10.

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