Model Type
	male porter
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 first group is characterised by the fine carving of the heads, in particular the faces, cheek bones, brow bones, noses, well defined eyes, mouths and high quality finishing (CG 236 CG 240, CG 241, CG 243, CG 244, CG 245, CG 246, CG 248) Tooley-1989 p. 184: Tomb A1. CG 241. H.36 cms. Male porter in walking pose, wearing a short kilt and court wig. On the back is a satchel supported by a strap passing round the neck and the bent left arm. In the crook of the bent right arm is a wicker box (Borchardt 1911, 157, bl.51). Details of the face and leg musculature places this figure in group 1. GlobalEgMus: The Servant of Niankh-Pepi This small, wooden standing statue is a unique masterpiece of art, which portrays a porter advancing and carrying a basket on his back. The basket is decorated and fitted with a support used when resting it on the ground. The two white straps are used to hold it over the servant's shoulders and around his arms. His right hand holds a wicker container decorated with geometric patterns. Height= 36.4 (cm) Width= 7.7 (cm) Length= 17.7 (cm)
Site
	Meir
Tomb
	Tomb A1
Burial
	Ny-ankh-pepi Kem
Date
	Post 6th Dyn.
Ref. for dating
	Tooley-1989 p. 12
Museum
	Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Accession number
	JE 30810
Notes
	CG 241
Material
	wood
Dimensions
	Height 36.4 cm Width 7.7 cm Length 17.7 cm
References (Bibliography)
	Barker-2022 , Catalogue of Funerary Models M23
	Borchardt-1930 , Vol III, pp. 155-163, pl. 49-55
	Tooley-1989 , pp. 11,12,184
Museum Online Record Card
	https://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/record.aspx?id=14862
Links to Images and Other Refs
	../IMG/CG-241.jpg
	../IMG/JE-30810-s.jpg

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