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title: Egyptian Statuette of a Peasant Using a Hoe
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8365/egyptian-statuette-of-a-peasant-using-a-hoe/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Egyptian Statuette of a Peasant Using a Hoe

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Egyptian Statuette of a Peasant Using a Hoe](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8365.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8365.jpg)

## Image Caption

This painted wooden statuette depicts a man wearing a kilt and holding what appears to be a hoe or a mattock. [Old Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Old_Kingdom/), 6th Dynasty, 2345-2181 BCE. From [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) 45 at Asyut, modern-day [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, March 22). Egyptian Statuette of a Peasant Using a Hoe. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8365/egyptian-statuette-of-a-peasant-using-a-hoe/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Egyptian Statuette of a Peasant Using a Hoe." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 22, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8365/egyptian-statuette-of-a-peasant-using-a-hoe/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Egyptian Statuette of a Peasant Using a Hoe." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8365/egyptian-statuette-of-a-peasant-using-a-hoe/>.

## License & Copyright

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