| Model Type | |
|---|---|
| granary | |
| Description | |
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Garstang Inventory: iii. Granary, five figures. Tooley-1989 (p.102): Tomb BH723 of Sbk-Htpi. BM 41573. H.21 x W.30 x L.35.8 cms (plate 19:1). The roughly square model has gently curved and peaked corners (c. 20?). The walls are painted a dull grey with the doorjamb in red. A blue hatched design ornaments the tops of the walls. The courtyard and the 2 open topped magazines were filled with real grain seeds. Also inside the model was a scribe, an overseer, 3 labourers and a separate offering-bearer, not belonging to this model but not having its own base, placed in the left magazine (SAOS neg. B611). Stairs to the magazines were on the right (Garstang 1904b, 223; 1907a, 237). Dated late 11 dyn. (p. 46). | |
| Site | |
| Beni Hasan | |
| Tomb | |
| BH 723 | |
| Burial | |
| Sebek-hetepa | |
| Date | |
| Late 11th Dyn. | |
| Ref. for dating | |
| Tooley-1989 p. 46 | |
| Museum | |
| British Museum, London | |
| Accession number | |
| EA41573 | |
| Breasted Classification | |
| I-3-1-B PRODUCTION AND STORAGE OF FOOD - Storage of Food. - Model granaries with workmen storing grain. - Wooden models of granary storehouses, usually with human figures. | |
| Material | |
| wood | |
| Dimensions | |
| Length 35.8 cm | |
| References (Bibliography) | |
| Barker-2022 , Catalogue of Funerary Models M217 | |
| Garstang-1907a , Inventory pp. 211-243 | |
| Tooley-1989 , pp. 46,102, Ill. 19:1 | |
| Museum Online Record Card | |
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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA41573
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| Links to Images and Other Refs | |
![]() ../IMG/EA_41573_1.jpg | |
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