Wooden Egyptian wood boat model, 2106 -1786 BC, Archaic or Early Dynastic Period Louvre Museum inv E 284 or N1616. Navigation scene boat equipped wit

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Wooden Egyptian wood boat model, 2106 -1786 BC, Archaic or Early Dynastic Period Louvre Museum inv E 284 or N1616. Navigation scene boat equipped with oars and men. Height: cm; Length: 67 cm; Thickness: cm, Sully room 336 A very rare boat model from the time of the first pharaohs. As with other model types, tomb wall paintings from the Old Kingdom onwards frequently included images of boats, with scenes of the manufacture of boats, pilgrimages to Abydos for festival days, transportation of the coffin, sporting and other activities. In the corpus of model boats, similar motifs are reflected in three-dimensions, such as vessels for transporting the deceased, cooking, travelling, and sporting.

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Size: 5977px × 4762px
Location: Louvre Museum
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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