Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Model boat
Description
Plastered and painted wood, linen
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 painted wooden model depicting two figures in a boat with a canopy and paddle.
The artifact is a detailed wooden model representing a boat with paddle and canopy. It features two figures, one seated under the canopy and another at the front of the boat. The figures are intricately painted, displaying Egyptian attire, and the model includes a large sail. This style of craftsmanship is typical of funeral objects meant to accompany the deceased in the afterlife.
funerary
Middle Kingdom
excellent
Materials
woodpaint
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248124 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 12.183.4 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544260 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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