Object name: Rowing boat model
Accession no.: E.71b.1903
Other numbers and markings: tbd
Dimensions: H 25 cm W 59 cm D 12 cm
Brief description:
Wooden model of a rowing boat with seven oarsmen (one missing at the front); a look-out on the prow; and a stroke caller (cox) in the bow. He sits beside a rudder-oar. The figures have white painted kilts and red-brown flesh. Some figures have real linen loin cloths.
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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Construction, decoration and materials:
Basic info: JD will do
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Rowing boat model full side view
detail of one of the oarsmen
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Rowing boat model back view
