Offering platter

Plates such as this were placed in the tombs of less wealthy individuals to serve as magical substitutes for offerings of food and drink for the deceased. A trussed ox and other foodstuffs are represented, and a miniature T-shaped runnel acts as the channel for libations
First  intermediate period
22 cm
formed by hand

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

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