Painted wooden model of a boat with twelve crew members, Beni Hassan, Middle Kingdom (2066 – 1781 BC), 64 cm.

Funerary elements – Wood (Predynastic, Protodynastic, Pharaonic and Nubian era)

Material:Wood/Vegetal |Type:Sculptures/Relief carving |Countries:Egypt

  • Period

    Predynastic, Protodynastic, Pharaonic and Nubian era (5200 – 332 BC)

  • Red List

    Emergency Red List – Egypt

Category

Funerary elements – Wood (Predynastic, Protodynastic, Pharaonic and Nubian era)
Wooden objects for religious or ceremonial use representing models of boats and depicting people at work (millers, butchers, musicians), offering bearers, workshops and other daily scenes.
© Egyptian Museum, Cairo / Ahmed Amin