Model Type
	brewing
Description
	Tooley-1989 pp. 11-12: One of the largest pre-MK groups of models was located in a floor niche in tomb A1 of ny-anx-ppy-km at Meir ... The servant models may be divided into 2 groups by their distinct workmanship, each group forming a set, evidently the work of 2 separate craftsmen. ...The second group, whilst closely resembling the first set are less accomplished and less finely finished (CG 237, CG 238, CG 239, CG 242, CG 247, CG 249, CG 250, CG 251, CG 252, CG 253). ... the difference in quality is the result of different hands and not importance of particular activities. These models, entirely of wood, are predominantly single figures, occasionally pairs, rarely a group of 3. The activities depicted [include] ... milling in combination with beer mashing (CG 239, CG 246, CG 253), ----------------------------- GlobalEgMus --Statuette of Two Women Brewing Beer In this model, two women standing opposite each other are busy straining grain mash into two large beer vats. Each woman wears a short black wig and a short white kilt. Beer and wine were important items in the offerings given to the deceased for the journey through the underworld. To make beer in ancient Egypt, grain dough was partly baked and soaked in water to obtain the mash. The next step was to mix the mash, using hands or feet, in large vats. The mash was then strained through a sieve placed on the mouth of another large vat and left to ferment. Length= 38 (cm)
Site
	Meir
Tomb
	Tomb A1
Burial
	Ny-ankh-pepi Kem
Date
	6th Dyn.
Ref. for dating
	Tooley-1989 p. 12
Museum
	Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Accession number
	JE 30815
Notes
	CG 253
Material
	wood
Dimensions
	Length 38 cm
References (Bibliography)
	Barker-2022 , Catalogue of Funerary Models M10
	Borchardt-1930 , Vol III, pp. 155-163, pl. 49-55
	Tooley-1989 , pp. 11,12
Museum Online Record Card
	https://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/record.aspx?id=15010
Links to Images and Other Refs
	../IMG/CG-253.jpg
	../IMG/JE-30815-s.jpg

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