Sale 219 Lot 148

PAINTED WOOD MODEL OF A NILE BOAT WITH FOUR OARSMEN AND FALCON-TOPPED MAST, IN THE MIDDLE KINGDOM STYLE A painted wood model of an ancient Egyptian Nile boat in the Middle Kingdom style, with a crescent-form hull, upturned prow and stern posts, and a falcon-topped mast beside a canopied shrine on four slender supports. Four kneeling oarsmen with black wigs and outstretched arms are seated along the deck, and the whole is decorated in cream, ochre, red, black and green banded stripes, with a small lidded jar near the bow. Length of boat: 14 inches.
$400-600