Unknown Egyptian
Model Boat

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Artist Unknown Egyptian

CultureEgyptian

Titles

Model Boat

Date2061–1784 BC

MediumPainted wood

DimensionsOverall h × w × l (height at bow, width without oars): 9 3/4 × 9 × 42 5/8 inches (24.8 × 22.9 × 108.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan

Object number31.74

Not on view

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Department

Antiquities

Object Type

MUMMIES, TOMB & FUNERARY ART

ProvenanceAndré Bircher (1838–1926), Cairo, by 1926 [1]; by inheritance to Mrs. F. Serveux, Cairo, 1926; purchased by Miss Annette Finnigan (1873–1940), Houston, by 1931; given to MFAH, 1931.

[1] Bircher Collection #52.
Exhibition History"Egyptian Exhibition," Louisiana Gallery, 27 October–22 November 1972. (LN: 72.21)

"The Egyptian Mummy: Unwrapping the Mystery," Houston Museum of Natural Science, Mar. 23–Aug. 27, 1989 (LN: 89.14)

"The Egyptian Mummy: Unwrapping the Mystery," Houston Museum of Natural Science, Jan. 26, 1991–Aug 25 1991 (LN: 91.22)

"Looking at Sculpture," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Sept. 15–Dec. 29, 1991.

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