Model Type
granary
Description
GlobalEgMus: -- The model of a granary, consisting of two levels, with a door on the left, shows the activities for storing, measuring, and distributing grain.
In the higher level there is a squatting scribe, holding a pencil to register the quantity of the grain and to probably supervise the process of measuring the grain. In the lower level there are two other male figures who are leaning slightly forward to scoop up the grain with their pails.
On the left, another worker carries a sack of grain on his head. He is going up the stairs to the seated scribe. height=50 cm. width=25 cm. length=50 cm.
Site
Asyut
Date
Middle Kingdom
Ref. for dating
GlobalEgMus
Museum
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Accession number
JE 45320
Material
wood
Dimensions
Height 50 cm Width 25 cm Length 50 cm
Museum Online Record Card
https://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/record.aspx?id=15759

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