A Royal Ship Sails Upstream

This image has been officially selected and published in Ballistic Publishing Exposé 10 - 2012.

SmartCgArt Products used to create this scene:

http://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/watercraft/historic/ancient-egypt-pharaoh-royal-ship-new-kingdom

http://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/watercraft/historic/ancient-egypt-nk-decorated-sails

Accurate reconstruction of an Ancient Egypt New Kingdom Royal Ship
[Pharaoh’s own ship], according to the Ancient Egypt wall paintings and
the archaeology evidence.

Due to the winds in Egypt, sail was generally used only when “going
South”, so that to say “to go South” you say “to sail upstream”.

This type of Ship is well documented through wall paintings and also a little model for children found in a tomb.

The decoration of the sail is the Pharaoh’s own decoration, after a few drawings by Ippolito Rosellini.