Pyramid 4, Jebel Barkal, Sudan, North-east Africa
These are among the best-preserved pyramids in Sudan. These steep-sided Meroitic pyramids were stepped and built on a plinth, with each triangular face framed by smooth bands of raised masonry along the edges. Pyramid 4 (Amanirenas: c. 40-10 BCE). Queen Amanirenas is one of the most famous "candaces" or warrior queens, leading Kushite armies against the Romans in a war that lasted five years.
Pyramid 4, Jebel Barkal, Sudan, North-east Africa
These are among the best-preserved pyramids in Sudan. These steep-sided Meroitic pyramids were stepped and built on a plinth, with each triangular face framed by smooth bands of raised masonry along the edges. Pyramid 4 (Amanirenas: c. 40-10 BCE). Queen Amanirenas is one of the most famous "candaces" or warrior queens, leading Kushite armies against the Romans in a war that lasted five years.