This relief of wood dating from the 1st Intermediate Period or the Middle Kingdom represents a butchery scene. The butcher on the right is probably holding a knife in his left hand to cut the throat of the ox lying on its left side or to cut up and dismember the right rear leg of the animal, the choice piece in funerary offerings.
Present location |
KMKG - MRAH [07/003] BRUSSELS |
Inventory number |
E.7523 |
Dating |
1ST INTERMEDIATE PERIOD (not before); MIDDLE KINGDOM (not after) |
Archaeological Site |
UNKNOWN |
Category |
BUTCHER'S SHOP (MODEL) |
Material |
WOOD; FLAX |
Technique |
SCULPTURED; WOVEN; PAINTED ON STUCCO; PAINTED |
Height |
18.8 cm |
Width |
16.5 cm |