Detail View: The AMICA Library: Model Boat with Figures
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.16.496
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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African; North African; Egyptian
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Name-CRT:
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artist unknown
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Title:
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Model Boat with Figures
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View:
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Side
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Creation Date:
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2133 B.C. - 1786 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-2133
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Creation End Date:
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-1786
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Materials and Techniques:
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polychromed wood
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Dimensions:
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H.27 x W.37-1/2 x D.6 in.
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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16.496
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Credit Line:
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The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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This boat, manned by eighteen oarsmen and equipped with a mast and a mount for the steering oar, is of the type commonly placed in the tomb of a deceased noble or government official. It faithfully represents the vessels used in daily life for fishing and for transportation on the Nile. A model boat enabled the deceased to make a pilgrimage by magical proxy to the city of Abydos, the cult center of the god Osiris. Sometimes two boats were provided, one with a mast for sailing south (against the current) and one with only oarsmen for sailing north (with the current.) Grave-goods found in Middle Kingdom tombs have also included wooden figures of offering-bearers and other servants performing tasks intended to provide essential services and commodities to the deceased in the next world. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.1622c.tif
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