Travelling Boat being Rowed, ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
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Travelling Boat being Rowed

ca. 1981–1975 B.C.

Medium
Wood, paint, gesso, linen twine and linen fabric
Classification
Travelling boat, Meketre, music, harp;
Dimensions
l. 128 cm (50 3/8 in), with rudder 175 cm (68 7/8 in) x w. with oars 30.5 cm (12 in) x h. 37 cm (14 9/16 in)
Culture
Egypt
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Egyptian Art
Credit line
Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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