Tomb Model

E14259H

From: Egypt | Sedment

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number E14259H
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Sedment
Locus Tomb 2111, Tomb of Khentkhety
Period First Intermediate Period
Date Made 2130 - 1980 BCE
Section Egyptian
Materials Wood | Pigment
Iconography Container
Description

One of three wooden models of a sealed jar, sitting atop a jar stand. The conical mud sealing is painted black. The jar is a buff color, and has a high shoulder. The jar stand is spool-shaped, and painted red. This piece has a peg attached to its base.

Credit Line Distribution from the British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1921

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