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Clay model house

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Title/s	Clay model house
Category	model
Name	house
Description	'soul house'. these models provide a dwelling space for the soul of the deceased. It alsocombines offerings, which can be seen lying on the floor of the lower courtyard. There are stairs on the exterior to allow access to the upper floor.
Field Collection	Rifeh Egypt
Dimensions	depth 38 cm height 29 cm width 34 cm
Period	Twelfth Dynasty Middle Kingdom
Date	2055 B.C. — A.D. 1650
Provenance	given: the British School of Archaeology in Egypt 1907 (Filtered for: Antiquities)
Documentation	Petrie, W.M.F. Thompson, H. Crum, W.E. Gizeh and Rifeh [comments: pl.XVIIIA, 2] Bourriau, J.D. (1981) Umm El-Ga`ab : pottery from the Nile Valley before the Arab conquest (1981) [comments: no 239]
Accession Number	E.58.1907 (Antiquities) (Reference Number: 50994; Input Date: 2003-03-25 / Last Edit: 2011-07-12)

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Clay model house