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Model of a house

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1750–1700 B.C.
Not on view
The model represents a house with a two-columned portico, and on the left a stair leads to the roof top where people might sleep during the hot summer and keep provisions. The walled courtyard has an outlet at the front indicating that this house model functioned as an offering "table" on a grave.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Model of a house
  • Period: Middle Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 13, mid
  • Date: ca. 1750–1700 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Deir Rifa, Tomb 72, BSAE excavations 1906-1907
  • Medium: Pottery
  • Dimensions: l. 27 cm (10 5/8 in); w. 27 cm (10 5/8 in); th. 17 cm (6 11/16 in)
  • Credit Line: Gift of The Egyptian Research Account and British School of Archaeology in Egypt, 1907
  • Object Number: 07.231.11
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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