Model of Nubian Archers This wooden model of marching troops was discovered in 1894 inside the
Model of Nubian Archers This wooden model of marching troops was discovered in 1894 inside the tomb of Mesheti, Mayor of the 13th Nome of Upper Egypt, at Asyutin Middle Egypt. Forty wooden figures are shown, walking in four rows, with short kilts, decorated in red, yellow and green. They are barefooted.Each figure is individually carved, giving each a unique appearance, and carries a bow in one hand and arrows in the other. Middle Kingdom, 11th Dynasty, around 2000 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 30969 -- source link
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