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Model of butchers at work
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.
History note: From J. Garstang's excavations
Height: 16 cm
Length: 29 cm
Width: 23 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1903) by The Beni Hasan Excavation Committee
12th Dynasty#
Middle Kingdom
-2010
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-1950
Accession number: E.71c.1903
Primary reference Number: 50679
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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