Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · vessel
Jar with Boat Designs
Description
Object Label: Originally this pot was suspended with string through holes in the three handles. The three painted boats all include palm branches at the prow, what may be oars along the bottom, and two cabins on deck. Each cabin houses a female figure flanked by smaller males, possibly representing a goddess and her priests. The upraised arms and long skirt of the female figures resemble those on the slightly earlier terracotta statuette in a nearby case, but the heads look very different. Caption: Jar with Boat Designs, ca. 3450–3350 B.C.E.. Clay, pigment, 6 7/8 x greatest diam. 8 1/4 in. (17.5 x 20.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 09.889.400. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Connections
Found at
Adaima, Egypt
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 09.889.400 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3276 tier-2
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