Funerary model of a house

Unknown

c. 1900 BC (Middle Kingdom, 12th Dynasty)

A miniature wooden model of a house placed in tombs to provide for the deceased in the afterlife.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 5th Ave, New York, NY 10028, United States

Western Art
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AD 1800-1950
AD 1400-1800
3000 BC - A.D. 1400
Asian Art
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AD 1400-1800
3000 BC - AD 1400
Ancestral Art
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40000 BC - AD 1400