Grand Egyptian Museum #?
"Tutankhamun traveled throughout Egypt on a 'traveling boat' similar to this model." (Info card)
"Thirty five boats were discovered among Tutankhamun's burial equipment. Eighteen were in the Treasury, most perched on top of the chests along the south wall, and all with their prows facing west. The remaining seventeen [] were in the Annexe, where they had been thrown carelessly." Zahi Hawass, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs (National Geographic 2005), page 247
Solar Barque with throne and two paddles
Wood, gilded and painted, 155cm long (61 inches)
Grand Egyptian Museum #? (Formerly JE 61344)
This model boat was based on "primitive craft made of papyrus for travelling about in the marshes, and even on the Nile itself. This boat is one of several solar boats found in the Treasury with its prow pointing to the west." (T.G.H. James, Tutankhamun, Metro books/White Star 2000) page 284)
