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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:
- bamboo, clay (unfired), metal (unknown), paint and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
with oars: 140 mm x 413 mm x 500 mm,
- type:
- watercraft
- taxonomy:
-
- furnishing and equipment
- vehicle - transportation
- furnishing and equipment
- vehicle - transportation
- watercraft
- furnishing and equipment
- vehicle - transportation
- watercraft
- merchant vessel
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