COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
AIC_.1894.241
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AIC_.1894.241
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
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African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Ancient Egypt Africa,North Africa,Egypt
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Ancient Egypt Africa,North Africa,Egypt
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Egyptian
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Egyptian
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Model Boat
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Model Boat
Title
false
Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
false
View:
3/4 view
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3/4 view
View
false
Creation Date:
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11/12, c. 2134-1784 B.C.
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Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11/12, c. 2134-1784 B.C.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-2134
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-2134
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-1784
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-1784
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Wood, pigment
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Wood, pigment
Materials and Techniques
false
Subject Description:
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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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.
Subject Description
false
Creation Place:
Africa,North Africa,Egypt
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Africa,North Africa,Egypt
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
L: 104 cm (41 in.); H.: 61 cm (24 in.); Depth: 23 cm (9 in.)
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L: 104 cm (41 in.); H.: 61 cm (24 in.); Depth: 23 cm (9 in.)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1894.241
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1894.241
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Fleming, and Norman W. Harris
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, Robert H. Fleming, and Norman W. Harris
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
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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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.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E27805.TIF
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AIC_.E27805.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
false