Model of a River Boat
Twelve oarsmen, a helmsman, and a pilot, or look-out, ferry their passenger, the tomb-owner. Such models were associated with religious beliefs, as they symbolized the journey of the deceased to Abydos, the traditional burial place of Osiris, lord of the afterworld. The tomb-o...
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77414
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object
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913 (rudder oar and post), 1916 (boat), by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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1
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_22.18_Prof_TR_T02IA.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_22.18_Prof_TR_T02IA.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_22.18_Prof_TR_T02IA.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.1 (22.18, 22.19, 22.225) |
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