Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Model Paddling Boat
Description
Wood, paint, plaster, linen twine, linen fabric
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 model of an ancient Egyptian boat with figures rowing.
The artifact is a detailed wooden model depicting a rowing boat with numerous small human figures. The style and composition suggest a funerary model, commonly placed in tombs to provide for the deceased in the afterlife. The boat features intricately carved oars and figures arranged in clear, organized rows. The vibrant colors indicate well-preserved paint.
funerary
Middle Kingdom
excellent
Materials
woodpaint
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248251 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 20.3.5 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544211 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.