Man Bringing New Year's Gifts

Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom

Hugh R. Hopgood

Not on view

The New Year festival celebrated the birth of the sun god and was associated with the rebirth of the king, as well as with renewal in general. Different traditions have been recorded as being part of this celebration. In New Kingdom tombs, scenes depict presentations of New Year gifts to the king, though most of the objects were probably ultimately meant for the temple of Amun. Among them was new temple equipment, including various luxurious vessels such as the two stone jars here.

Man Bringing New Year's Gifts, Hugh R. Hopgood, Tempera on paper

This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Open Access

As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.

API

Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.