Tomb Model
| Object Number: | E14259A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Egypt Sedment |
| Locus: | Tomb 2111, Tomb of Khentkhety |
| Period: | First Intermediate Period |
| Date Made: | 2130 - 1980 BCE |
| Early Date: | -2131 |
| Late Date: | -1979 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Wood Pigment |
| Technique: | Painted |
| Iconography: | Granary |
| Credit Line: | Distribution from the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1921 |
Description
Model granary. Wood, painted. On the roof, 3 men dumping bags of grain into the storeroom below (E14259G, I, and L). In front of them is a seated scribe (E14259E) writing on a wooden board, flanked by 2 crouching men (E14259D and F). In the courtyard below is a standing man (E14259B) with a bucket (E14259R) and a crouching man (E14259C) who beats with a stick (E14259S).
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Egyptian Daily Life (1977) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Ancient Egypt: Discovery to Display (23 Feb 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Brunton, Guy, and Petrie, William M. 1924. Sedment.. London. Vol. 1. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 7; Pl. XX | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Ranke, Hermann. 1950. "A Guide to the Egyptian Collections". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 15. no. 2-3. pg. 21-109 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 69 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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