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| Keywords: Egyptian - Relief of People in Boats - Walters 2287.jpg 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 ca 2370 2345 BC Old Kingdom limestone red pigment cm 34 9 27 3 ; framed cm 41 9 33 3 5 accession number 22 87 4638 Henry Walters Baltimore 1922 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1922 place of origin Saqqara Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Ancient Egyptian boats | ||||
