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c. 2500 to 1500 BCE

Kerma

Early Power

One of Africa's earliest urban centres, and the seat of a powerful early Kushite state.

Interpretive reconstruction of ancient Kerma beside the Nile with the Western Deffufa and pottery makers
Artist’s interpretation of life at ancient Kerma, with the Western Deffufa and the city’s renowned pottery tradition.

Kerma controlled trade along the Nile and was known for its monumental mud-brick temple, the Western Deffufa, which still stands today.

Its potters produced a distinctive, finely made black-topped red ware that is admired in museum collections around the world.

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