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Model – boat MOD-0004
By Vanhulle, Dorian
, Settlement (fill of a room of a 2nd dynasty house).
2010 : Belgian Archaeological Mission in Elkab (MRAH).Egypt, -, ELK10-F41.
Date : Naqada IIID
Second dynasty
Material : Nile silt
Preservation : Almost complete
Preservation information :
One end is broken off and there is some minor damage to the rest of the object.
Description
Oval-shaped boat model, moulded by hand and probably fired in an open fire. The edge of the broken end is curving slightly upward.
Decoration
Covered with a whitish wash (chalk) both on the inside and the outside.
© Belgian Archaeological Mission in Elkab (MRAH).
© Belgian Archaeological Mission in Elkab (MRAH).
© Belgian Archaeological Mission in Elkab (MRAH).
© Belgian Archaeological Mission in Elkab (MRAH).
© Belgian Archaeological Mission in Elkab (MRAH).
© Belgian Archaeological Mission in Elkab (MRAH).
© Belgian Archaeological Mission in Elkab (MRAH).
© Belgian Archaeological Mission in Elkab (MRAH).
© Belgian Archaeological Mission in Elkab (MRAH).
© Belgian Archaeological Mission in Elkab (MRAH).
Dimensions (cm)
Width :
3.8
Length :
8.3
Thickness :
2.2
Additional information
Comments
The clay is a Nile B1.
Acknowledgements
We thank Wouter Claes for facilitating the study of this artefact.
References
Not previously published.
