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Model Boat with Figures
Egyptian, possibly found at Asyūṭ
Title
Model Boat with Figures
Artist
Unknown Artist (Egyptian, possibly found at Asyūṭ)
Date
Middle Kingdom, 2055–1650 BCE
Medium
polychrome wood
Dimensions
11 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 22 in. (29.8 × 12.1 × 55.9 cm)
Classification
Mummies, Tomb, & Funerary Art
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A.F. Jonas
Object Number
1935.98
On View
On view
Provenance
Possibly found at Asyūṭ, Upper Egypt [1];
With Azeez Khayat (1876–1943), dealer, New York, by 1925;
Purchased from Azeez Khayat by Dr. August Frederick Jonas (1854–1934) and Mrs. A. F. Jonas (née Jessica Maud Stebbins, 1874–1961), Omaha, Nebraska, May 8, 1925–December 23, 1935;
Gift of Mrs. A. F. Jonas to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1935.
[1] Letter with object and price inventory from Dr. Azeez Khayat to Dr. A. F. Jonas, dated May 8, 1925. “Egyptian carved wood boat with 6 sailors a captain & a pilot, wonderful state of presentation found at Assyout in upper Egypt, date 18th dynasty 1500 B.C. Complete boats with their sailors are very seldom found & the present boat is unusually fine.” Joslyn Art Museum, Donor File.
With Azeez Khayat (1876–1943), dealer, New York, by 1925;
Purchased from Azeez Khayat by Dr. August Frederick Jonas (1854–1934) and Mrs. A. F. Jonas (née Jessica Maud Stebbins, 1874–1961), Omaha, Nebraska, May 8, 1925–December 23, 1935;
Gift of Mrs. A. F. Jonas to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1935.
[1] Letter with object and price inventory from Dr. Azeez Khayat to Dr. A. F. Jonas, dated May 8, 1925. “Egyptian carved wood boat with 6 sailors a captain & a pilot, wonderful state of presentation found at Assyout in upper Egypt, date 18th dynasty 1500 B.C. Complete boats with their sailors are very seldom found & the present boat is unusually fine.” Joslyn Art Museum, Donor File.
Exhibition History
None.
Published References
None.
