Model boat MOD-0005

Model – boat MOD-0005

By Vanhulle, Dorian

Elkab
, Settlement, Lc 11.
2010 : Belgian Archaeological Mission in Elkab (MRAH).

Egypt, -, ELK10_F-52.

Date : Naqada IIID

Second dynasty

Material : Marl clay

Preservation : Fragment

Preservation information :
Only a small portion of the original object remains.

Description

Possible fragment of a boat model moulded by hand and well fired, possibly from the wall of the boat.

The edge of the wall is rounded. The wall progressively tapers down. There is two small perforations (made pre-firing); one is situated in the break and is incomplete. Next to the complete one, there is a small protuberance on the inside.

Dimensions (cm)

Fragment dimensions :

4.5 x 4.5 x 0.7

Additional information

Comments

The clay is a Marl A1.

Acknowledgements

We thank Wouter Claes for facilitating the study of this artefact.

References

Not previously published.

Cite this Page

Vanhulle, D. 2022. MOD-0005, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/MOD-0005. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

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