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Painted tomb |
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Similar to decorations on the period's pottery, part of the decoration of the 'Painted Tomb' at Hierakonpolis includes men, animals, and boats. The figure in the lower left who appears to be holding up what possibly are two lions is a motif which has links to early Mesopotamia. The tomb in question in Egypt was well furnished and was also elaborately decorated, constructed about 3300 BC. It was probably the burial place of a ruler from pre-Dynastic Upper Egypt. |
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