Title
A model of a house with a rounded door and a staircase to the roof which has a vent to catch the cool breeze
Caption
A model of a house with a rounded door and a staircase to the roof which has a vent to catch the cool breeze, Funerary models like these, which represented the earthly dwelling of the deceased, were called soul houses. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. Middle Kingdom c 1900 BC.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ British Museum no.32610
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A19_278
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
26,5Mb (1,4Mb) / 11,8in x 8,7in / 3543 x 2610 (300dpi)