Detail View: The AMICA Library: Falcon Head Steering Oar Butt

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1914.720
AMICA Library Year: 
2002
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality: 
African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Name-CRT: 
Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 2040-1648 BC
Title: 
Falcon Head Steering Oar Butt
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
2040-1648 BC
Creation Start Date: 
-2040
Creation End Date: 
-1648
Materials and Techniques: 
wood
Classification Term: 
Funerary Equipment
Style or Period: 
Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 2040-1648 BC
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3cm x 1.9cm x 2.3cm, without tang: 2cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1914.720
Credit Line: 
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Rights: 
Provenance: 
Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.AM20021043.tif