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Model – boat MOD-0041
By Vanhulle, Dorian
, Tomb a15.
1900–1901 : Egypt Exploration Fund excavation.Cambridge, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Z 18029.
Date : Predynastic
Due to the simplicity and lack of any structural feature, it is currently impossible to attribute this model to a specific phase of the Predynastic period.
Material : Clay
Preservation : Almost complete
Preservation information :
One extremity is lost while the tip of the other is damaged.
Description
Small boat model with a rounded base and raised extremities.
Decoration
Traces of a white wash (?)
© 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 :
2.2
Width :
2.3
Length :
7.3
Additional information
Acknowledgements
We thank I. Gunn (Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge) for facilitating the study of this artefact.
