Model Type | |
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fragment / servant | |
Description | |
GlobalEgMus -- Wooden figure of a servant Beginning in the late Old Kingdom, wooden group-models representing servants producing food and drink and other necessities were placed in tombs. These acted as magical substitutes for real individuals, and guaranteed the deceased a perpetual supply of nourishment. Height= 11.5 (cm) Note Site: From the Temple of Mentuhotep at Deir el-Bahari. | |
Site | |
Thebes | |
Date | |
Middle Kingdom - 11th dynasty | |
Museum | |
National Museum of Ireland , Dublin | |
Accession number | |
1907:468 | |
Material | |
wood | |
Dimensions | |
Height 11.5 cm | |
Web Museum Record Card | |
URL: http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/record.aspx?id=2321 | |
Links to Images and Other Refs | |
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internal ID: 1038