Model – boat, fragment MOD-0017
By Vanhulle, Dorian
, Nekhen town, Temple, 'Main Deposit'.
1898–1899 : Egypt Exploration Fund excavation.Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, AN 1896-1908 E.4684.
Date : Naqada III
This model comes from the Main Deposit at Hierakonpolis, which notably contained Early Dynastic material such as the Narmer Palette, the Narmer Mace-head and the Scorpion Mace-head (Dynasties "0" and 1). The archaic levels in the Temple of Hierakonpolis are extremely difficult to date with precision since the deposits have been used during an extensive period of time and mix materials from different periods. The typology of the model suggests a Naqada IID–IIIB date.
Material : Ivory (undefined) (Carved)
Preservation : Fragmentary
Preservation information :
Only one half of the model is preserved.
Description
Fragment of the rear half a model of a sickle-shaped boat with flat, rounded ends.
Decoration
The gunwale is covered with incisions, which are probably emulating the ligatures used to tightened the different parts of real wooden structures at that time. These incisions are in the form of a cross near the preserved extremity (probably the stern), whereas they consist of vertical strokes elsewhere. A horizontal incision is underlining the gunwale.
Dimensions (cm)
3.5
9.7
1
Additional information
Acknowledgements
We thank Liam McNamara for facilitating the study of this artefact.
