Caption

Fragment of a votive boat. Prow or stern with decoration in the form of glued appliqués. On the sides from the top: four lion heads. On the deck: palmette, fish, sitting cat with a disc above its back, cartouche half preserved. On the outside sides: two fish, four lion heads, four rosettes, three cats with a disc, two falcons with a uraeus behind their backs, four falcons with a neb symbol and a nechacha whip behind them one partially preserved, two en face faces, two rosettes one partially preserved. Bottom smooth, slightly convex. Blue glaze, discolored black in places. c. 30 BC–395 AD, Roman period, Egypt. Votive offering. Height 4.5 cm; width 11 cm; depth 8.9 cm., A vertical fragment of a textured object with an uneven, rough surface and irregular shapes arranged along one side, showing a worn, layered appearance; the visible colors include pale turquoise, light blue-green, sandy beige, muted gray, and some darker grayish-black areas, all set against a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_362

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22.9Mb (912.2Kb) / 9.4in x 9.4in / 2832 x 2832 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fragment votive boat Prow stern decoration form glued appliqués sides top four lion heads deck palmette fish sitting cat disc back cartouche half preserved outside sides two fish four rosettes three cats two falcons uraeus backs four falcons neb symbol nechacha whip them partially preserved two en face faces two rosettes Bottom smooth slightly convex Blue glaze discolored black places c 30 Bc–395 Ad Roman period Egypt Votive offering Height 4.5 cm width 11 cm depth 8.9 cm vertical fragment textured object uneven rough surface irregular shapes arranged side showing worn layered appearance visible colors include pale turquoise light blue-green sandy beige muted gray darker grayish-black areas set plain light gray background.