Model Type | |
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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= 13.5 (cm) Note Site: From the Temple of Mentuhotep at Deir el-Bahari. Preservation: Sections of both arms are missing. | |
Site | |
Deir el-Bahri | |
Date | |
Middle Kingdom - 11th Dyn. | |
Museum | |
National Museum of Ireland, Archaeology, Dublin | |
Accession number | |
1907:469 | |
Material | |
wood | |
Dimensions | |
Height 13.5 cm | |
Museum Online Record Card | |
https://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/record.aspx?id=2322
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Links to Images and Other Refs | |
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