The 1830s removal of the Naga lion temple reliefs
- Date of account
- 1830s
- Location
- Naga, River Nile State
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
The Meroitic site of Naga, including the Lion Temple of Apedemak, was visited and documented by nineteenth-century explorers, and some architectural fragments and inscriptions were removed or dispersed. The site is significant for studying Kushite religious imagery, royal representation, and cultural interaction along the Middle Nile. Its early documentation can be compared with modern German-Sudanese excavations, which provide better architectural and chronological control. Researchers should identify which observations belong to travelers and which objects have securely documented modern provenances.
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