A large wooden oar head, carved and painted. Belonging to a group of five wooden oars (however the slipbook notes there are 6) of varying sizes and states of preservation, of which only one remains complete.
Large painted wooden oar head, part of a wider group of oars and a mast, all from a funerary boat model
Length: 14.1 cm
Width: 5.2 cm
Accession number: E.W.70a
Primary reference Number: 317272
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Oar" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/317272 Accessed: 2025-12-05 07:38:13
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