OC 006 · Tomb model · Africa
Model of a boat being rowed
- Number on this site
- OC 006
- What it is
- Tomb model
- Made
- About 1981 to 1975 BC
- Period
- Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12
- Material
- Wood, paint, gesso, linen twine and linen fabric
- Size
- 128 cm long, 175 cm with its rudder
- Found
- In Meketre’s tomb at Thebes. Thebes (Luxor)
- Now held by
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Museum number
- 20.3.1
A travelling boat with its crew at the oars, made for Meketre’s tomb.1
Where it sits in human time
Made about 4,000 years ago. On this strip, each step to the right is ten times closer to today.
Seen in
- The gift of the river · Ancient Egypt
Filed under
Sources for this page
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Last reviewed 12 November 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Travelling Boat being Rowed, from the tomb of Meketre. Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1975 BC. Collection record 544214, Open Access (CC0). www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544214Used for: Travel on the Nile, as modelled for Meketre’s tomb. Checked 12 November 2026.