Model boat, fragment MOD-0036

Model – boat, fragment MOD-0036

By Vanhulle, Dorian

Hierakonpolis
, Nekhen town, Temple, Early Dynastic ("archaic") levels.
1898–1899 : Egypt Exploration Fund excavation.

Cambridge, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Z 15904.

Date : Naqada III

This model comes from the temple of 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.

Material : Clay

Preservation : Fragmentary

Preservation information :
This model of modest dimensions is broken and only one extremity is preserved.

Description

This boat model, which is broken in half, is characterised by rounded walls fixed to a flat base. The junction of the port side and the starboard forms the extremity of the boat, which is slightly raised. Its tip ends in a short, vertical, final.

Decoration

A small perforation has been drilled in the right side of the extremity's tip.

© 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.

© 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 :

2.5

Width :

4.5

Length :

6.7

Additional information

Acknowledgements

We thank I. Gunn (Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge) for facilitating the study of this artefact.

References

Quibell, J. E. ; Green, F. W.

1902

Hierakonpolis II. Egyptian Research Account Memoir 5. London

1974

Ancient Hierakonpolis. Warminster

Digital references

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

(ed.).

Online catalogue

, retrieved 21.04.2023.

Cite this Page

Vanhulle, D. 2023. MOD-0036, Predynastic Online Database, www.ponda.org/object/MOD-0036. retrieved 11 February 2025.

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