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Woman baker rolling dough

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This model of wood covered with stucco comes from the excavations of A. Gayet at Antinoopolis. Depicting a woman who rolls the dough, the piece was probably part of a much larger group constituting a scene of baking. It dates without doubt to the Middle Kingdom.

Present location

KMKG - MRAH [07/003] BRUSSELS

Inventory number

E.0785/09

Dating

MIDDLE KINGDOM

Archaeological Site

EL-SHEIKH `ABADA/ANTINOOPOLIS

Category

BAKERY (MODEL)

Material

WOOD

Technique

SCULPTURED; PAINTED ON STUCCO

Height

14.5 cm

Width

9.3 cm

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