Funerary boat, of low keel and not too high ends. Six persons are standing in line on its deck, holding a lamb to be sacrificed. On one end of the boat there is a squatting man, who would be in charge of the rudder, and next to him another man standing up, completing the crew. This piece is not of high artistic merit; it is the product of a workshop for middle class customers who were improving their lifestyle in this period. It is not a boat for going on pilgrimage to Abydos, but a model of offering bearers that were placed inside the tombs.
Present location | MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL [21/007] MADRID | |||
Inventory number | 16029 | |||
Dating | MIDDLE KINGDOM | |||
Archaeological Site | EL-GABALIN/GEBELEIN | |||
Category | BOAT (MODEL) | |||
Material | WOOD | |||
Technique | INCISED; PAINTED ON STUCCO | |||
Height | 13.5 cm | |||
Width | 8.5 cm | Met Museum | metmuseum.org |
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