Detail View: The AMICA Library: Model Boat
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1894.241
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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African; North African; Egyptian
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Ancient Egypt Africa,North Africa,Egypt
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Egyptian
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Title:
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Model Boat
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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3/4 view
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Creation Date:
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Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11/12, c. 2134-1784 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-2134
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Creation End Date:
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-1784
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Materials and Techniques:
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Wood, pigment
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Subject Description:
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This boat is fully equipped with a crew, oars, and a mast. It was thought that the model could provide the soul of the deceased not only with routine transportation, but also with the ability to make the pilgrimage to the sacred city of Abydos in southern Egypt, the cult center of the god Osiris.
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Creation Place:
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Africa,North Africa,Egypt
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Dimensions:
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L: 104 cm (41 in.); H.: 61 cm (24 in.); Depth: 23 cm (9 in.)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1894.241
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Fleming, and Norman W. Harris
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Rights:
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Context:
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In the Middle Kingdom, tomb paintings and statues were often supplemented with wooden models which were delivered to serve the dead in his/her afterlife.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E27805.TIF
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