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More model informationButcher’s block, from a wooden funerary model found in grave 279 of John Garstang’s excavations at the ancient Egyptian site of Beni Hassan. This object has been identified as a block used by a butcher due to the red paint around the top, likely emulating blood dripping down the side of the object.
Wooden models of food production were frequently included in tombs from the First Intermediate Period and Middle Kingdom. They were designed to magically provide food and goods for the soul of the tomb owner, for eternity. MMA 11.150.12 is a fine example of this type of model.
Accession number: E.11166
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