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The Assyrian reconquest effectively ended Nubian control over Egypt although Tantamani's authority was still recognised in Upper Egypt until his 8th Year in 656 BCE when [[Psamtik I]]'s navy peacefully took control of Thebes and effectively unified all of Egypt. These events marked the start of the [[Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt]].
==Egyptian-themed artifacts in Assyria (not of Egyptian origin)==
Various artifacts depicting Egyptian pharaohs, deities or persons have been found in [[Nimrud]], and dated to the Neo-Assyrian period, 9th-7th centuries BCE.<ref>{{cite web|title=Furniture plaque carved in high relief with two Egyptianizing figures flanking a volute tree |website=Metropolitan Museum of Art|url= https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/325564 }}</ref> <gallery widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="4">
Carved ivory panel showing young Egyptian pharaohs flanking a lotus stem and flowers. From Nimrud, Iraq. Iraq Museum in Baghdad.jpg|Carved ivory panel showing young Egyptian pharaohs flanking a lotus stem and flowers. From Nimrud, Iraq. Iraq Museum, Baghdad.
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