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Ancient Egyptian 'granary with scribes' diorama: A miniature workplace found buried in a tomb from the Middle Kingdom

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The model represents a miniature granary, which suggests the importance of wheat and barley in ancient Egyptian society.

The model was discovered in a secret chamber of an ancient Egyptian tomb in Thebes (now Luxor ) in 1920 .

The tomb was that of Meketre , the chief steward of the pharaoh's household.