Work of Art Details
Relief of People in Boats Description: Two partially preserved boating scenes remain on this relief block from a private tomb chapel. The lower scene shows the stern of a large rowing boat with two men each manning a large steering oar. Immediately following the first boat is the prow of a second boat. It is decorated with an animal figurehead (hedgehog). Above is another partially preserved boat showing only the heads of her crew above the railing and the feet of the pilot or look-out. Artist: Anonymous (Egyptian) Technique: carved in bas-relief, painted Period: Old Kingdom Dynasty: 5th-early 6th Dynasty Country: Egypt (?) Provenance: Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest. Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters, 1922 |
