Jar with snakes and giraffes
Egypt, Lower Nubia, Karanog Cemetery
Meroitic Period, 100 BCE - 300 CE
Ceramic, paint; H. 34 cm, Dia. 29.4
Penn Museum E8183
“Undulating snakes curve around the top of this jar. On the frieze below, giraffes - which were native to Upper Nubia - eat from tall trees.”
Baboon Cup
100 BCE-300 CE (Meroitic Period)
Egypt, Lower Nubia, Karanog
Ceramic, Paint
“In ancient Egypt, baboons were associated with the god Thoth. They also had a connection to the rising sun. The baboon depicted on this cup holds a triangular object that resembles the ancient Egyptian word for ‘gift.’”
On display at Penn Museum E8463
