Palette in the Shape of a Boat
ca. 3700-3600 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
This palette apparently represents a Nile boat with up-curved prow and stern, and a small cabin amidships. Boats played an important role in Egyptian life, both as the primary means of transportation and as important religious symbols.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Cosmetic
- Formatted Medium
- Graywacke
- Medium
- graywacke
- Locations
- Place collected: El Ma'mariya, Egypt, Place collected: el Ma'mariya, Egypt
- Dimensions
- 4 3/16 x 1 13/16 in. (10.7 x 4.6 cm)
- Accession Number
- 07.447.613
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
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