Object name: Egyptian model of a sailing boat
Accession no.: E.71a.1903
Other numbers and markings: tbd
Dimensions: H 40.5 cm W 62 cm D 12.4 cm
Brief description:
Wooden model of a sailing boat, with two men pushing at the boat using a pole; three men hoisting the sail; one man operating the rudder, and one look out on the prow. Boat painted yellow, men have white kilts, black hair and red-brown bodies. Plaster coating in some places.
Date: About 2120–1950 BC
Twelfth Dynasty
Middle Kingdom
Find spot: Beni Hasan
Acquisition: Given by the Beni Hasan Excavation Committee
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Egyptian model of a sailing boat full side view
Egyptian model of a sailing boat, three men hoisting the sail detail
Egyptian model of a sailing boat, two men pushing at the boat using a pole detail
Egyptian model of a sailing boat back view
