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Egyptian Cattle Herd
This painting shows Egyptian cattle being counted by scribes. The painting found part in the tomb of Nebamun (c. 1350 BCE), an wealthy Egyptian accountant ("scribe and counter of grain") during the New Kingdom period. The paintings are...
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Satyrs Making Wine
Satyrs making wine, dionysian bas-relief from altar of unknown date, National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
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Egyptian Desert Hare Hunting
An Egyptian servant is carrying two desert hares as offering to Nebamun, a rich Egyptian accountant. This photo is a detail of a larger procession of agricultural offerings. From the tomb of Nebamun (c. 1350 BCE). British Museum, London...
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Egyptian Model of Peasants Ploughing
One of the two figures of laborers is missing. The man wears a linen kilt. The plough is drawn by a yoke of oxen. 11th or 12th Dynasty, circa 2025-1850 BE. From Egypt, precise provenance of excavation is unknown. (The British Museum, London...
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Pilgrims Approach a Farm Couple
A group of Medieval pilgrims approach a couple who stand outside their farm. From the game Old World.
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Assessment of Crops in Egypt
Wall painting from the Tomb of Nebamun, c. 1350 BCE, Thebes, Egypt.
British Museum.
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Silo, Phaistos, Crete
The minoan settlement of Phaistos archaeological site, Crete (2000-1400 BCE). A silo for grain storage.
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Egyptian Statuette of a Peasant Using a Hoe
This painted wooden statuette depicts a man wearing a kilt and holding what appears to be a hoe or a mattock. Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, 2345-2181 BCE. From tomb 45 at Asyut, modern-day Egypt. (The British Museum, London).
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Roman Hoe
A Roman bronze hoe, 1st-3rd century CE. Empuries (Emporiae), Spain. (Archaeological Museum, Empuries)
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Roman Pick
A Roman bronze pick, 1st-3rd century CE. Empuries (Emporiae), Spain. (Archaeological Museum, Empuries)