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Wooden steering oar
Model steering oar, with painted blade, from a model boat; upper part of oar partially eaten away.
The two eyes are similar in design to those found on the side panels of coffins dating from this period.
Height: 57 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1903) by The Beni Hasan Excavation Committee
Middle Kingdom
-2055
BCE
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-1650
BCE
Accession number: E.106.1903
Primary reference Number: 50715
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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