Meroitic Kushite - Pt.1 - Figure Research

Meroitic Prince (public domain)

My regular opponent and I try to field as many of the DBA armies as possible.  At the last review we had 94 of those in Book 1.  Notable omissions are in the post New Kingdom era and area - Libyan, Kushite and Meroitic.  The last took my interest so I started to do some research.

"Armies of the Ancient Near East 3000 to 539 bc" by Stillman & Tallis - WRG 1984

p110 (text) & p111 (figs 36 to 37) show 7thC Libyan or Kushite foot - skirts, feather and (for the spearman) a distinctive stretched square on the shield.  

p116 (text) & p117 (figs 50 to 51) show Nubian warriors that are quite similar with the Medjway having a cap not unlike the Meroitic prince.

p91(text & fig 1) Pre-Dynastic Egyptian warrior looks suitable as well.

Nothing directly on the Meroitics so I went looking for suitable 15mm figures to 'fudge'.

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Alternative Armies (Dark Ages)

AR7 Arab Negro Archer
AR8 Arab Negro Spearman
BL7 Blemye Elephant with crew
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Essex Miniatures

AEA16  Arab Berber Javelinmen
BS23a  Libyan Swordsmen
BS28   Midianite Arab Archer
ANK11  New Kingdom Nubian archer
ANK26  Saite Egyptian sp round sh
ANK27  Saite Egyptian sp long sh
ANK28  Kushite Egyptian sp/jav
ANK29  Kushite Egyptian archers (no pic)
ANK30  Kushite Egyptian slingers
ANK31  Kushite Egyptian 2h chariot archer & driver
ANK31a Kushite Egyptian 2h chariot gen & driver (no pic)
ANK32  Kushite Egyptian 4h chariot archer, sp & driver
ANK32a Kushite Egyptian 4h chariot gen, sp & driver
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Eureka
300ABY08 Abyssinian Light Cavalry
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Irregular
FEG14 Libyan javelinmen (no pic)
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Khurasan
West Sudanese tribal infantry archers
West Sudanese javelinmen
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Museum
15 EY18 Nubian javelinmen
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Peter Pig
79  Midianite foot bow

There is, of course, another manufacturer that has more suitable figures - but that's a story for part 2.