Consecration ritual in Uan Tamauat

Consecration ritual in Uan Tamauat

The ritual mural dates back to the Round Heads period and shows three people and a child. It was discovered by Mori in Wan Tamawat-Acacus. It is said to be 160 cm in size and has heads with masks similar to those found in Wadi Matkhandush. Mori indicated that the morphological features of the whole painting suggest a description of a black man, but Alfred Mussolini says that it suggests a description of a Mediterranean race. According to Mori, the meaning of this mural must be sought in ritual ceremonies. What distinguishes this mural is that all the figures in this period were drawn with a round head or tending to roundness and without any features, but in this mural the details appear complete and strong and are in harmony with the other drawings in the same period.

200*365cm
Oil and mixed media on canvas
2024