Model Sailing Boat Transporting a Mummy
Object type: Model Boat
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: Amenemhat II, late
Date: ca. 1900–1885 B.C.
Medium: Wood, paint
Dimensions: L. 80.6 cm (31 3/4 in.); W. 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.); H. to top of mast 54 cm (21 1/4 in.)
Beam L. 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: tomb B (Djehuty), South Area
Locus: between tomb and south enclosure wall
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1930–31
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1932
Accession year: 1932
Tags: Men|Mummies|Boats