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Butchers

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This model of a house, in stuccoed wood and paint, represents a butchery scene. In the inner courtyard we find a butchers block on which a man has laid down a slaughtered animal. Two other people take the stairs to reach the first floor. The house has an opening door, painted in red.

Present location

KMKG - MRAH [07/003] BRUSSELS

Inventory number

E.0785/27

Dating

MIDDLE KINGDOM

Archaeological Site

EL-SHEIKH `ABADA/ANTINOOPOLIS

Category

BUTCHER'S SHOP (MODEL)

Material

WOOD

Technique

SCULPTURED; PAINTED ON STUCCO

Height

26 cm

Width

35 cm

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