Model butcher shop and brewery

Middle Kingdom

ca. 1981–1802 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 109

This model shows brewers, bakers, and butchers carrying out their tasks. The figures included in this display come from the context of a tomb, and would have been meant to help guarantee eternal sustenance for the deceased. However, the base board is modern, and although the elements were excavated, the arrangement here appears to be a modern creation.

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Title: Model butcher shop and brewery
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11–mid 12
Date: ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Asyut (Lykopolis), Khashaba/Kamal excavations, 1910
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: L. 38 × W. 29 × H. 18.5 cm (14 15/16 × 11 7/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Object Number: 11.150.6
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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