Title: Model Sailboat
Object type: Boat, funerary, Meketre;
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Medium: Wood, paint, plaster, linen twine, linen fabric
Dimensions: L. 145 cm (57 1/16 in.), with rudder 158 cm (62 3/16 in.); W. 28 cm (11 in.), with mast 81 cm (31 7/8 in.); H. 53.4 cm (21 in.), with mast 112 cm (44 1/8 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Southern Asasif Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101)  MMA excavations, 1920 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Boats, term: Meketre-Models