부산대학교 도서관

Relations between Pre- and Early Dynastic Egypt (ca. 4500-2900 B.C.) and Lower Nubia, where the so-called "A-group" was developing, are well attested but still raise a lot of questions. Widespread in the Nile Valley and in the surrounding deserts, rock art can be found in Egypt as well as in Lower Nubia, where it bears many similarities with its Egyptian counterpart and is a good indicator of these relationships and cultural influences. The boat plays an important role in Predynastic iconography, especially in scenes with a strong political and ideological meaning, and is by far the most represented item in rock art. A careful analysis of these boats scenes and of their associated elements, particularly bovids, allows us to highlight the similarities and differences existing between the Egyptian types and those of Lower Nubia. It also shows how ideological and political discourses are conveyed by the iconography and how it has been used by the A-Group at an important stage of its development.
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