AN EGYPTIAN GESSO-PAINTED WOOD MODEL OF A GRANARY SCENE
AN EGYPTIAN GESSO-PAINTED WOOD MODEL OF A GRANARY SCENE

MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII, CIRCA 1991-1797 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN GESSO-PAINTED WOOD MODEL OF A GRANARY SCENE
MIDDLE KINGDOM, DYNASTY XII, CIRCA 1991-1797 B.C.
Comprising a four-winged storehouse with hinged entrance door on one side, inside attached to holes in the floor, a standing and seated figure in the lower chamber, a porter carrying a sack ascending steps to a raised platform on which a scribe is seated with a rectangular tally board, to his right a scribal palette on nearby table, a bin in the opposite corner.
9¼ x 8½ in. (23.5 cm. x 22 cm.), 5½ in. (14 cm.) high max. figure (8)
Provenance
Baron Empain collection (1852-1929), France.
Accompanied by a French passport.

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