Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Model boat
Description
Wood, paint
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A wooden funerary boat model depicting figures transporting a mummy.
This artifact is a wooden model of a funerary boat, showcasing a mummy figure laid on a bier, with attendant figures possibly representing priests or mourners. The boat is painted, featuring intricate details like oars and stylized, colorful decoration typical of funerary art. Such models were often placed in tombs to provide for the deceased in the afterlife.
funerary
Middle Kingdom
good
Materials
woodpaint
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244198 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 12.183.3 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545439 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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