Model of a Boat


Hilton Price Number
HP2069
Object Type
Model, Model Boat
Period
Middle Kingdom
Dynasty
Twelfth Dynasty
Material
Wood
Provenance
Egypt, Meir
Measurements
Length: 2' 2" | Height: 4"
Number of Elements
1
Culture
Egyptian

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Description

Model of a Boat, with mast 19 1/2 inches high, and a square sail; it has ten rowers, five being seated on each side, whilst the superintendent, who is 6 1/4 inches high stands on the prow; he has his arms extended as though in the act of directing the crew; the oars are tied to the outside of the boat; it is furnished with a rudder in the form of a paddle. All the crew wear white tunics round their loins and have short black wigs. 2 ft. 2 in. x 4 inches. From a XIIth dynasty tomb, where twenty-eight others were found. Wood, painted. Meir.

Bibliography

Merriman, A. (2011). Egyptian watercraft models from the predynastic to Third Intermediate periods. BAR International Series 2263. Oxford: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd. Price, Frederick George Hilton (1897) A catalogue of the Egyptian antiquities in the possession of F. G. Hilton Price. London: Quaritch. Anonymous (1911). Catalogue of the important and extensive collection of Egyptian antiquities, the property of the late F. G. Hilton-Price, Esq. [...] : which will be sold by auction by Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge [...] on Wednesday, 12th July, 1911, and two following days, and on Monday, the 17th of July, and four following days. London: Davy.