Wooden funerary figure roasting a fowl


Accession Number
W445
Current Location
House of Death (ground floor), Offerings case
Object Type
Model, Unidentified funerary model, Unidentified figure
Period
Middle Kingdom
Dynasty
Twelfth Dynasty
Material
Wood
Provenance
Egypt
Measurements
Height: 209mm | Width: 64mm | Depth: 83mm
Number of Elements
1

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Description

This is one of five squatting wooden funerary figures. These figures were likely involved in food production, and are similar to more complete models of preparing food. This figure has been reunited with its arms, as well as a goose roasting over a fire (W699), and a possible brazier (W697).

Bibliography

Anonymous. 1996. The face of Egypt: Swansea Festival exhibition: 5 October 1996–5 January 1997. Swansea: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. [Cat. 162]

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