Royal Procession in the Barkal Temple Complex:
23.5" × 15.5" Ink, pencil, and water color on paper
The work is a reconstruction attempt of Gebel Barkal as a cultural
and an architectural site of historical value. The work depicts
a boat procession, which is an annual ceremony practiced in Kush in celebration of a deity. The deity object, which is usually
hidden from the public by white curtains, used to be moved in a
ceremonial barge from its home temple by priests to visit other
temples. Back
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