Title: Model Cattle stable from the tomb of Meketre
Object type: Model, Stable, Meketre, cows, cattle
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Medium: Plastered and painted wood, gesso
Dimensions: l. 72.5 cm (28 9/16 in); w. 57 cm (22 7/16 in); h. 28.5 cm (11 1/4 in)
average height of cattle: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Southern Asasif Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101)  MMA excavations, 1920 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Cows, term: Meketre-Models