NAOS OF THE KING DARIUS I Nº.200 AT MALAWI MUSEUM

Document Type : Original Article

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Lecturer at Department of Archeology, Faculty of Arts, Minia University, Egypt.

Abstract

ناووس الملك داريوس الأول بمتحف ملوى رقم (200)                   [Ar]                                                                                                                                   
ناووس صغير من الخشب الملون والمغطى بالجص، بشكل صندوقى يعلوه كورنيش كافيتو فى منتصفه قرص الشمس المجنح رمز المعبود «حورس البحدتي»، يرجع تاريخه لعهد الملك دارا الأول فى مصر، ثم ُأعيد استخدامه فى العصر اليوناني الرومانى حيث عثر عليه بتونة الجبل. يهدف البحث هنا إلى دراسة ونشر الناووس عن طريق دراسة المناظر المصورة عليه، وترجمة النص الموجود عليه، كما أن هناك تعليقاً عاماً على الرسوم والزخارف والألوان الخاصة بالناووس وكذلك الآلهة وأوضاعها على جوانبه، ومن خلال الدراسة يمكن للباحثة أن تستنج ملمح من ملامح تأثير الفن المصري على الفرس أثناء تواجدهم فى مصر.
 
 [En] The target of this paper is the study of a small colored wooden sarcophagus covered with plaster. It took the shape of a box, topped bya cavetto cornice, in the middle of which is a winged sun disk, the symbol of the god «Horus Behedeti». It dates back to the reign of King « Darius I» in Egypt, and then was reused in the Greco-Roman era, when it was found in«Tuna al-Gabel». This research aims to study and publish the sarcophagus by studying the scenes depicted on it, and translating the text on it. The author will undertake a general comment on the drawings, decorations and colors of the sarcophagus, as well as the gods and their condition. Through this study, the researcher could deduce the influence of Egyptian art on Persians in Egypt.

Highlights

  • Introduction       
  •  Description[1]
  • Comparison
  •  Commentary
  • Conclusion

 


[1] The overall description, the measurements and Photographing of the Naos is a personal effort by the researcher.

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