Art in an Early Global World at WAM: A WAM/College of the Holy Cross CollaborationMain MenuAmanda Luyster17d39c1ecea88fb7ff282fe74a410b89478b8327Created by the Worcester Art Museum and the College of the Holy Cross, with the Worcester Public Schools AP Art History class of 2024. Financial support provided by the Medieval Academy of America and "Scholarship in Action" at Holy Cross.
Prince Arikankharer Slaying his Enemies IMAGE
1media/PrinceAriIMAGE_thumb.jpeg2024-09-30T14:04:43-07:00Erica Belden2c58317b5121252bb69543f897890ff8473677c5448014Prince Arikhanker Slaying his Enemies, 100 BCE, sandstoneplain2024-10-29T16:59:56-07:00Erica Belden2c58317b5121252bb69543f897890ff8473677c5
A young prince inflicts vengeance on his enemies: he holds them up by their hair, as he prepares to execute them with his large metal ax. The violence continues at the prince’s feet as a dog mangles a fallen foe. A winged goddess supports the prince from behind, holding a long fan and a weapon. The young man is Prince Arikankharer. He was a descendant of a branch of Ethiopian dynasties who were deeply intertwined with both Egyptian and classical Hellenistic culture. His enemies may be Romans, who fought intermittently against the Meroitic civilization starting in the 1st century BCE. Prince Arikankharer’s power is highlighted in this scene as he slays his adversaries.
Erica Belden, Class of 2026, College of the Holy Cross Sophie Sundarum, Class of 2026, College of the Holy Cross
