Barque stand replica, Inner Sanctuary, Temple of Amun, Naga, Sudan, North-east Africa
This is a replica of a sacred barque stand exhumed in the sanctuary of the Amun temple in Naga, in the year 2000. Dated to the reign of Natakamani and Amanitore, around AD 60, it is one of the last examples of a cultural element of Egyptian tradition well known in Sudan. The original is in the National Museum in Khartoum. This side shows the falcon-headed god Horus and the ibis-headed god Thoth tying the emblematic plants of Egypt and Kush around a septa sign, on top of which are two cartouches with the name of the king and queen in Meroitic hieroglyphs.
Barque stand replica, Inner Sanctuary, Temple of Amun, Naga, Sudan, North-east Africa
This is a replica of a sacred barque stand exhumed in the sanctuary of the Amun temple in Naga, in the year 2000. Dated to the reign of Natakamani and Amanitore, around AD 60, it is one of the last examples of a cultural element of Egyptian tradition well known in Sudan. The original is in the National Museum in Khartoum. This side shows the falcon-headed god Horus and the ibis-headed god Thoth tying the emblematic plants of Egypt and Kush around a septa sign, on top of which are two cartouches with the name of the king and queen in Meroitic hieroglyphs.