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model, tools
Set of 5 copper alloy model tools, including a razor. These models of tools were placed in the tomb to act as real tools in the afterlife. The practice of placing metal model tools in tombs becomes prevelent in the Old Kingdom from the 4th Dynasty. Purchased by Wellcome from the Rustafjaell collection in 1906.
Type of item
- model, tools
- Old Kingdom, 4th - 6th Dynasty
Type of item
- model, tools
- Old Kingdom, 4th - 6th Dynasty
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Identifier
- W130-134
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2015-01-27T15:05:48.353Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T18:15:25.598Z