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Clay Model Tools

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A set of model tools made from clay. Sets of model tools were placed in the tomb in the belief that they would be available for use in the Afterlife. This set, found in a tomb at Esna, includes domestic items such as model jars, loaves, grinding stones for grain, as well as sieves, pounders and adzes.

Present location

LIVERPOOL MUSEUM [03/061] LIVERPOOL

Inventory number

16.11.06.256

Dating

MIDDLE KINGDOM

Archaeological Site

ESNA

Category

CARPENTERS & SCULPTORS TOOLS

Material

MAN MADE MATERIAL; CLAY

Technique

FORMED BY HAND

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