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Material : Painted Wood
Width : 62 Height : 31 . 5
Found in : Deir Al-bahari , Tomb of Meketra (1919-1920)
Period : Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: XII
Belonged_to: MEKETRA
Excavation : The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Miniature models were skillfully made for the deceased to accompany and serve him/her in the journey in the hereafter . Made from painted wood , these models of boats– made from strips of rushes tied with cords– were found of in a serdab in the tomb of the notable chancellor Meketra (of early the Twelfth Dynasty) in Deir el Bahari in Luxor . The tomb's owner represents a realistically-portrayed scene of a boat sailing on the Nile . Resting on a wooden panel , theses green boats were found among the grave goods and other 25 wooden miniatures of male and female figures involved in daily life activities and labors . The ends of the boat are shaped like papyrus plants . A number of oarsmen are shown moving the boat with two large paddles fixed to poles near the stem . Some fishermen are pictured using ropes to free fish from the net tied between the two boats .
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