Tomb Model

E14260.7

Location: On Display in the Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display

From: Egypt | Sedment

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E14260.7
Current Location Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display - On Display
Provenience Egypt | Sedment
Locus Tomb 2111, Tomb of Khentkhety
Period First Intermediate Period
Date Made 2130-1980 BCE
Section Egyptian
Materials Wood | Pigment
Iconography Sailing Boat | Men
Description

Painted wood model of a rudder pole. Square in cross section, painted red. Attaches to the boat via a mortise in the deck near the stern.

Length 78.3 cm
Credit Line Distribution from the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1921

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