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022 Sphinx of Taharqo 16 Feb 2010

Tue, 16 Feb 10

A sphinx with the black African face of pharoah Taharqo of Kush, in Sudan. These days few people even know that the mighty land of the Pharaohs was once ruled over by its southern neighbour. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, describes what was happening along the River Nile and how a a powerful new king, from a vibrant new civilisation, conquered Egypt.