20. Model of a granary
British Museum EA 2463.
12th dynasty, about 1850 BC.
From Thebes. Painted wood.
By Lenka Peacock
21. Model representing baking, brewing
and butchery
British Museum EA 41576.
Painted wood.
A group of servant figures, originally
dressed in miniature linen garments,
are shown engaged in the
preparation of food and drink for the
deceased. A man pounds grain in a
mortar, while a squatting woman
tends the bread oven, and a second
woman grinds grain on a quern. One
man strains mash into a vat to make
beer, while another carries two jars
suspended from a yoke. Lastly, a
butcher slaughters a trussed ox with
a knife.
By Lenka Peacock
22. Model representing baking, brewing and butchery. British Museum EA 41576.
Painted wood.
By Lenka Peacock