Papyrus Mini-Gallery - Princess painted on the Nile boat
Hand-painted natural papyrus 11,5 × 16 cm, black folding passepartout, writing paper as well as a hanging loop.
Gold relief on the backrest of a throne. The motif shows the princess Sitamun, a concubine of Amenophis III, on a Nile boat.
Sitamun was an ancient Egyptian princess of the 18th Dynasty and the first-born daughter of Pharaoh Amenophis III and his Great Royal Wife Teje. Probably in the 30th year of her reign, she married her father Amenophis III and, like her sister Isis later, became his "Great Royal Wife". This marriage did not necessarily mean an incestuous relationship, but could also have a ritual-religious character.
Papyrus boats
Boats made of bundles of dried papyrus, which grew in many places along the Nile in Ancient Egypt, were used to transport people and small loads over short distances and for river crossings. Papyrus is a light, flexible but not particularly durable material. Due to its low specific weight, it is buoyant. It is remarkable, however, that papyrus boats are always depicted in green colour. Fresh green papyrus, however, is much heavier and thus has a lower load-bearing capacity than dried material. The possession and use of these boats was also important for locomotion during the annual floods, as the fertile land was flooded and criss-crossed by numerous canals and bodies of water. Villages were often located on small elevations and could only be reached by boats. Papyrus boats were also used on religious occasions and occasionally as travelling vessels.
Our papyrus offer
We offer you light, ochre-coloured natural papyrus from Egypt. You can choose from various hand-laid formats. The design possibilities with papyrus are manifold. You can write on it, paint it or print on it; you can use ink, fibre pens, water-based or tempera paints.
Papyrus is a natural product
In the Nile Delta, papyrus leaves are still produced in the traditional way. Families in the countryside harvest the papyrus stems, which can be up to 6 metres high, and process the raw material into papyrus leaves with great skill. Carefully made papyrus leaves are produced in several steps, which always have an individual, handcrafted character.
Fair trade with Egypt
PGI buys Egyptian products directly from the producer. This allows us to bypass dealer stations and offer our customers favourable prices. But the Egyptian producers also benefit from this direct marketing, they achieve much higher prices for their products. We regularly visit our partners in Egypt and discuss the upcoming needs on site.