Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

Made:
700 BCE; 1931 in Asia, Babylon, Assyria and Fulham
Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin

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Model of an Assyrian kelek or raft of inflated ox-hides, c.700 BC (scale 1:12), one of three models of Babylonian vessels of skin, from reliefs in the Palace of Sennaelemb at Koulanjik, Iraq.

Model of an Assyrian kelek, or raft of inflated ox-hides. c.700 BC. Scale 1:12. This model is based on bas-reliefs in the Palace of Sennaelemb, at Koulanjik, Iraq.

Details

Category:
Water Transport
Object Number:
1931-335/2
Materials:
clay (unfired), wood (unidentified), metal (unknown), bamboo and paint
Measurements:
with oars: 140 mm x 413 mm x 500 mm,
type:
watercraft, raft, inflated skins and cargo vessel