Object name: Model of butchers at work
Accession no.: E.71c.1903
Other numbers and markings: tbd
Dimensions: H 16 cm W 29 cm D 23 cm
Brief description:
Model of butcher’s workshop; two men cut the throat of a bull lying on the ground; one man is cooking (?) under a tripod. A figure has been lost from one corner (only his feet remain). One figure has a cloth garment. Plastered wood; painted white, red-brown (flesh) and black; yellow floor.
Date: About 2120–1950 BC
Twelfth dynasty
Middle Kingdom
Find spot: Beni Hasan
Acquisition: Beni Hasan Excavation Committee
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Construction, decoration and materials:
Basic info: JD will do
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Model of butchers at work, back view
Model of butchers at work, front general view
