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Model – boat, fragment MOD-0034
By Vanhulle, Dorian
, Nekhen town, Near S.E. angle of Town 180.
1898–1899 : Egypt Exploration Fund excavation.Cambridge, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Z 15709.
Date : Naqada III
The object comes from an area of the town of Nekhen, Hierakonpolis, that is attributed to the Naqada III period on the basis of archaeological data.
Material : Clay
Preservation : Fragment
Preservation information :
This model of modest dimensions is broken and only one extremity is preserved.
Description
Fragment of the extremity (prow?) of a small boat model. This extremity is slightly raised and its tip is pointed. This roughly triangular shape marks the junction of the port side and the starboard. The intern section of the model is slightly hollow.
© Dorian Vanhulle, courtesy of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge.
© Dorian Vanhulle, courtesy of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge.
© Dorian Vanhulle, courtesy of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge.
© Dorian Vanhulle, courtesy of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge.
Dimensions (cm)
Height :
2
Width :
4
Length :
4.4
Additional information
Acknowledgements
We thank I. Gunn (Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge) for facilitating the study of this artefact.
