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Relief showing a royal ship

Old Kingdom
ca. 2400–2323 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 103
Fourteen men strain at the oars of a boat, the size of which suggests that it belongs to a royal scene. The oarsmen are led by a coxswain flourishing a baton. Above, an inscription reads "God's Boat."
The very low, almost incised edges of the relief point to a date in the second half of the Fifth Dynasty.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Relief showing a royal ship
  • Period: Old Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 5
  • Reign: reign of Niuserre–Unis
  • Date: ca. 2400–2323 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Pyramid Temple of Amenemhat I, MMA excavations, 1908–09
  • Medium: Limestone
  • Dimensions: H. 96 cm (37 13/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
  • Object Number: 09.180.26a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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