Model – boat, fragment MOD-0022
By Vanhulle, Dorian
, Nekhen town, Temple, 'Main Deposit'.
1898–1899 : Egypt Exploration Fund excavation.Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, AN 1896–1908 E.4688.
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 material from different periods.
Material : Ivory (undefined) (Carved)
Preservation : Fragmentary
Description
Fragment of one extremity of a boat model. This extremity is flat and rounded, which is typical of the Upper Egyptian sickle-shaped boat of the late Predynastic period.
Decoration
The crosshatches incised on the gunwale are probably emulating the ligatures used to tightened the different parts of real wooden structures at that time.
Dimensions (cm)
2.3
0.7
4.2
Additional information
Acknowledgements
We thank Liam McNamara for facilitating the study of this artefact.
