Decorated Ware Jar Depicting Ungulates and Boats with Human Figures

Unknown

ca. 3500–3300 B.C. · Pottery, paint · Egyptian Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 3500–3300 B.C.

Medium

Pottery, paint

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1920