Decorated Ware Jar Depicting Ungulates and Boats with Human Figures
The images on this vessel represent important social or religious events, the precise significance of which is not perfectly understood. Two male and two female figures stand aboard a boat, which is depicted with oars and two cabins. In the areas surrounding the boat are mountains, birds that may represent flamingos, plants, and water.
Artwork Details
- Title: Decorated Ware Jar Depicting Ungulates and Boats with Human Figures
- Period: Predynastic, Late Naqada II
- Date: ca. 3500–3300 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt
- Medium: Pottery, paint
- Dimensions: h. 30 x w. 31 cm (11 13/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
diam (of rim): 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)
diam (of opening): 14 cm (5 1/2 in.) - Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
- Object Number: 20.2.10
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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