sábado, 28 de febrero de 2015

Model of a funerary boat

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 Museummetmuseum.org

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