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A woman grinding grain into flour on a handmill for the production of bread or beer. Both were staples of the Egyptian diet.

Beni Hasan

Name: Figure of Woman Grinding Grain

Material: Limestone, pigment

Size:
Height: 20 cm (7.9 in)
Width: 10 cm (3.9 in)
Depth: 30 cm (11.8 in)

Date: ca. 2477 BCE, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, Tomb of Nykauinpu

Place of Origin: Giza, Egypt

Location: Oriental Institute Museum, Chicago, Illinois

Source and Registration#: Oriental Institute Museum, 10638

Janet H. Johnson

Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor of Egyptology