Model of a house
Middle Kingdom
Not on view
The model represents a house with a two-columned portico, and on the left a stair leads to the roof top where people might sleep during the hot summer and keep provisions. The walled courtyard has an outlet at the front indicating that this house model functioned as an offering "table" on a grave.
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