Bakers and Brewers from Meketre's Model Bakery and Brewery
Object type: Model, Bakery, brewery, Meketre
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Medium: Wood, gesso, paint, linen
Dimensions: H. of tallest baker: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
H. of tallest brewer: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Southern Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101)
Locus: serdab
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Accession year: 1920
Tags: Men|Women|Working|Bakers