Tomb Model
E14260.5
Location: On Display in the Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display
From: Egypt | Sedment
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E14260.5 |
| Current Location | Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display - On Display |
| Provenience | Egypt | Sedment |
| Locus | Tomb 2111, Tomb of Khentkhety |
| Period | First Intermediate Period |
| Date Made | 2130-1980 BCE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Wood | Pigment |
| Iconography | Sailing Boat | Men |
| Description | Painted wooden model of a squatting male figure. Both arms are extended in front of the figure, with the left arm higher than the right. The figure's left hand is open, while his right is made into a fist, so that he could hold a portion of the original rigging. Kilt is painted white, skin is red, and the hair is black. |
| Length | 78.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Distribution from the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1921 |
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