Egyptian model of a rowing boat, from Beni Hasan

An image of Model Boat. Wooden model of a rowing boat with seven oarsmen (one missing at the front); a look-out on the prow; and a stroke caller (cox) in the bow. He sits beside a rudder-oar. The figures have white painted kilts and red-brown flesh. Some figures have real linen loin cloths. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Tomb of Khety, tomb 366 (Beni Hasan), Egypt. Painted wood, linen, height, 25 cm, length 59 cm, width 12 cm, circa 2010-circa 1950 B.C. 12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom.

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Model Boat. Wooden model of a rowing boat with seven oarsmen (one missing at the front); a look-out on the prow; and a stroke caller (cox) in the bow. He sits beside a rudder-oar. The figures have white painted kilts and red-brown flesh. Some figures have real linen loin cloths. Production Place: Egypt. Find Spot: Tomb of Khety, tomb 366 (Beni Hasan), Egypt. Painted wood, linen, height, 25 cm, length 59 cm, width 12 cm, circa 2010-circa 1950 B.C. 12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom.

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Accession Number: E.71b.1903
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Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
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Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 108.96kB
Exposure time: 1/250
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1

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Ancient Egypt antiquity BC beni hasan boats Egyptian figures Fitz_ANT grave goods linen loin cloth male men Middle Kingdom model oars oarsman painted rowing boat rudder wood wooden

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