Model – boat MOD-0027
By Vanhulle, Dorian
, Nekhen town, Temple, 'Main Deposit'.
1898–1899 : Egypt Exploration Fund excavation.Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, AN 1896–1908 E.98.
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 (Dynastifes "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.
Material : Ivory (undefined) (Carved)
Preservation : Fragmentary
Preservation information :
About a third of one of the extremities is lost.
Description
Model of a sickle-shaped boat with curved, raised, and flat extrimities. A narrow rectangular cavity is dug at the centre of the deck. Another cavity have been dugged near one of the extremity while the base of the other is slighly hollow. The deck supports no structure.
Decoration
The gunwale is covered with vertical incisions which are probably emulating the ligatures used to tightened the different parts of real wooden structures at that time. Two circular perforations delimitating the central section of the hull have been drilled.
Dimensions (cm)
8
2.5
19.5
Additional information
Acknowledgements
We thank Liam McNamara for facilitating the study of this artefact.
References
1993
An Early Dynastic hide-covered model papyrus boat. Revue d'Égyptologie 44
, 93, pl. IV.
