Travelling Boat being Rowed
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat I, early, ca. 1981–1975 B.C. Wood, paint, plaster, linen twine and cloth. l. 117 cm (46 1/16 in). From: Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101), Southern Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920. Subject: Men, Rowing, Boats, Meketre-Models. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A painted, constructed model of an Egyptian boat with a long oar being worked, shown as rowers seated along the sides.
The image shows a long narrow boat with a pointed bow and raised stern, painted in red-brown and yellow/gold tones. A plank-like deck runs the length of the hull. Along both sides, multiple small human figures sit in a line as rowers, each holding a posture consistent with rowing; many appear front-facing with arms positioned for paddling. A large wooden oar/paddle extends horizontally from near the left side toward the right, with a support strut above and cross elements near the left oar mount. Several ropes/lines hang down from the boat’s edge and appear tied along the hull. The scene is dominated by the boat and rowers; there are no clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or text bands visible on the pictured surfaces.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248247 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 20.3.2 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544213 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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