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Model of a kitchen boat
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 – early Dynasty
2010–1961 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A (Djehutynakht)
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length x width x height: 61 x 15 x 31 cm (24 x 5 7/8 x 12 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.494
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionModel kitchen boat equipped with a cabin, two water jugs, two boxes and a brazier for cooking. The cook sits in the bow, fanning the fire, while the helmsman sits on top of the cabin.
ProvenanceFrom Deir el-Bersha, tomb 10, shaft A (tomb of Djehutynakht). May 1915: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession Date: March 1, 1921)