The tomb was discovered in 1895 by Daressy. It had been plundered in ancient times, but when Winlock excavated it in 1920, an undisturbed room containing several models was discovered.[3] These models cover daily life at the estate of the Vizier Meketre.
Models
This tomb contained many models:
In the
Cairo Museum: two canoes with draw-net, Boat with paddles, and Meketre and son Antef under canopy, sailing-boat with Meketre under canopy, Kitchen tender, Sailing-boat with wicker cabin, Sailing-boat, house in garden, Carpenter's shop, Spinning and weaving, Inspection of cattle, Female offering-bringer with drink.[1]
In the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: rowing-boat with musicians and kitchen tender, Rowing-boat, Sailing boat with Meketre and son Antef under canopy, Boat with paddles, Boat with paddles, men harpooning fish, and Meketre and son Antef seated on deck, Female offering-bringer with food, Four male and female offering bringers in procession, Cattle in stable, Slaughterhouse, Granary, Brewers and Bakers, House in garden.[1]
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abcPorter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, pp. 47–49
^Roehrig, Catherine H. (2002). "Life along the Nile: Three Egyptians of Ancient Thebes". The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. 60 (1): 1–56.
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^Spaull, C. H. S. (1956). "Review of Models of Daily Life in Ancient Egypt from the Tomb of Meket-Rē' at Thebes". The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 42: 124–125.
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