Model paddling boat

Classification

model ; tomb equipment

Culture

Egyptian (culture)

Dimensions

length: 132.5 cm; height: 53 cm; width: 38 cm

Date

ca. 1981–1975 B.C.

Period

reign of Amenemhat I (1985–1956)

Material

wood ; linen ; plaster

Iconography

ship ; oar ; rudder ; male figure

Findspot

Assasif, Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101)

Present location

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Egyptian Art

Inventory

20.3.5

ID

Per-6841

Year of discovery

1920

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