Further to my earlier posts, I have now figured out how to upload images, so I will provide images to supplement my requests:
African Leaderheads
I had propsed several sub-saharan African leaderheads including the following:
Amina the leader of the Hausa state of Zazzua (Zaria)
An image (obviously not contemporary) is here.
A good starting place might be Ekmek's Aminah:
Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba looked like this according to a contemporary sketch.
Catherine for a base?
Perhaps with Darius' crown
Justinian's cloak:
Amanirenas, Kandake of Meroe (Nubia/Kush) may have looked something like this (I think this is actually a different Kandake). Salamasina from CivGold, with darker skin b/c of Nubian ethnicity,
Ramesses' headdress (although its not quite the same)
Yaa Asantewaa of the Asante. Surely a force to be reckoned with.
Boudicca, as base
I can't make out from the photo if that's a military uniform or what
Zara Yaqob's outfit would probably come close:
King Nzinga Nkuwu (João I) of Kongo:
Shaka (or the generic 'Ancestor' leaderhead) as base
Hammurabi's crown.
Asian/European Leaderheads
NikNaks is making great progress on a new Mary Stuart, QofS, so I'll drop that request, obviously.
For Angela Merkel, I've just used Tymoshenko from CivGold, although Frau Merkel is obviously a little more mature than Yulia T.
I think work is being done on an Empress Wu and/or Dowager Empress Cixi, so I won't press for those.
Thanks.