Model of a Slaughter House
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, early reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1981–1975 B.C. Wood, paint, plaster. L. 76.8 cm (30 1/4 in.); W. 58.5 cm (23 1/16 in.); greatest H. 58.5 cm (23 1/16 in.). From: Tomb of Meketre (TT 280, MMA 1101), Southern Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920. Subject: Animals, Men, Meketre-Models. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Painted wooden Egyptian model depicting a slaughter/processing space with hanging implements and animals arranged in compartments.
The artifact is a rectangular, open-front model in two stacked levels. Along the top interior are multiple short, dark, wedge/knife-like hanging elements suspended from a horizontal beam. The middle level contains small figures/shapes including rounded brown animal-like forms and tool-like rods arranged in niches. The lower level shows more animal-like heads or bodies and additional implements; one compartment includes a dark, mottled object resembling a prepared hide or animal part. The exterior is light-colored with visible paint remnants and a red-brown border/trim; the edges show joining seams and small chips. No clearly legible hieroglyphic inscription or cartouche is visible in the provided image; the hanging components and interior figures match a slaughterhouse/workshop model theme.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116248148 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 20.3.10 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544257 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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