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Model of a boat
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 – early Dynasty
2010–1961 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A (Djehutynakht)
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length x width x height: 60 x 12 x 16 cm (23 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.491
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionThis wooden tomb model of a boat would have originally included figures for a crew, likely to have included a person at the bow (likely attached by a peg, remnants of which are still inserted in the hole in deck), a helmsman at the stern, and several rowers. None of these remain. Holes are present for attachment of some by pegs. The deck is plastered and painted white with red lines to indicate divisions and beams.
ProvenanceFrom Deir el-Bersha, tomb 10, shaft A (tomb of Djehutynakht). May 1915: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession Date: March 1, 1921)