Card/Transcription No.: 578-3

578  3

The sides of the boat are decorated from stem to stem pieces with
a chequer & garland pattern.

For details of ornamentation see notes attached.

Pedestal.

The pyloniform pedestal stands upon four short cylindrical legs;
has torus-moulding and cavetto-cornice. The two sides and end
(back) are decorated with chequer and garland patterns. On the
front end, the prenomen and nomen of Tut-ankh-Amen, and nomen of
Ankh-es-en-Amen. The top of the pedestal is hollowed out like a
pond, in the centre of which a small island-like plinth is left
to support the boat. The four sides of the island - like plinth
are decorated with papyrus reeds in bud and in full bloom.

For details of ornamentation see notes attached.