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A Festival on the River Nile, Naqada Pot

Reproduction of a Naqada II period pottery jar in the Metropolitan Museum collection dating to around c. 3450 to 3330 BC.

About the Artwork

Reproduction of a Naqada II period pottery jar in the Metropolitan Museum collection dating to around c. 3450 to 3330 BC.

It depicts three boats travelling in procession within the Nile Valley landscape, with desert ibex shown in close proximity to flying birds and mountains, as well as flamingos surrounded by water plants. The boats each hold a different set of figures accompanied by individual standards, acting a ceremony or ritual and being observed by groups of people on the land nearby.

Reproduction Details

Object Type

Pottery

Date

Naqada II

Findspot

Unprovenanced

Current Location

Metropolitan Museum of Art

People

Deities

Art Ref

DP021

Available to purchase as

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Giclée Prints

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