Model Sailing Boat Transporting a Mummy, ca. 1900–1885
Model Sailing Boat Transporting a Mummy, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1900–1885 , From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht South, Mastaba B (Djehuty), South Area, between mastaba and south enclosure wall, 1930–31, Wood, paint, L. cm (31 3/4 in.); W. cm (8 3/8 in.); H. to top of mast 54 cm (21 1/4 in.), A group of sailors standing by the mast hoists the sail (not preserved) for this boat which carries a mummy on a bier under a baldaquin. The mummy is tended by two women - perhaps impersonating the goddesses Isis and Nephthys - while a priest reads from a papyrus scroll
Size: 4700px × 4134px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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