Model – boat MOD-0001
By Vanhulle, Dorian
, Cemetery 5300-5400, tomb 5452.
1924 : British School of Archaeology in Egypt – Egyptian Research Account excavation.London, Petrie Museum, UC 9024.
Date : Badarian
The model was found in a tomb attributed to the Badarian period.
Material : Clay
Preservation : Intact
Preservation information :
Several traces indicate that the object was burnt post-firing.
Description
This boat model offers an atypical typology. The flat, rectangular stern might represent a boarding platform or a flat surface on which the sailor was handling the pole. The prow is raised. The interior is hollowed out and the bottom is flat. The black areas suggest an exposition to fire.
Decoration
A small hole was drilled in the port thwart near the stern.
Dimensions (cm)
3.1
3.3
13.5
Additional information
Comments
In the same tomb were a ceramic vessel of type BR3h, as well as three flint flakes.
References
1928
The Badarian civilisation and predynastic remains near Badari. British School of Archaeology in Egypt & Egyptian Research Account 46, 30th year, 1924. London
, 7, 34, pl. VII and XXIII.33.
