Model Type
	fragmentary - servant
Description
	GlobalEgMus web page: 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= 27 (cm) Note Site: This item was registered in the middle of a block of items from the excavations at el-Riqqeh, which would be in accordance with the date of this item. Preservation: The arms are missing.
Site
	Unknown
Date
	Middle Kingdom
Museum
	National Museum of Ireland, Archaeology, Dublin
Accession number
	1913:297
Material
	wood
Dimensions
	Height 27 cm
Museum Online Record Card
	http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/record.aspx?id=2588
Links to Images and Other Refs
	../IMG/NMI-1913-297-s.jpg

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