Model plough
- Accession Number
- EC601
- Current Location
- House of Life (first floor), Woodwork case
- Object Types
- Model, Tool | Implements and utensils, Agricultural equipment, Plough
- Material
- Wood
- Measurements
- Height: 320mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
Licensing details
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- Description
-
A model plough, hoe or ard, with modern restringing (see Brovarski, 1982, 46 for a similar example). Such items were used for the ritual of the breaking of the soil, but also in brick making. Small examples are carried by shabtis. It was likely purchased at auction by Wellcome from the Berens' sale in 1923
- Bibliography
-
Brovarski, et al. 1982. 'Egypt's Golden Age: the Art of Living in the New Kingdom 1558-1085 BC' Museum of Fine Arts Boston p 46
- Wellcome Number
- A24649
- Previous Owners
- Ellinor Frances Berens (1842–1924) | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 10 Mar 2022