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Quantification and the Past �MET Figured Ostraca�

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Bento Numbers �Title Find spot Time Period Contents

Painting of a bull fighting scene Deir el-Medina New Kingdom (19th - 20th Dynasty) Animals

Sketch of a dog Valley of the Kings New Kingdom (19th - 20th Dynasty) Animals

Sketch of a bull Deir el-Bahari New Kingdom (18th Dynasty) Animals

Royal figures

Sketch of a royal portrait Deir el-Medina New Kingdom (19th - 20th Dynasty) Royal figures

Sketch of a royal portrait Valley of the Kings New Kingdom (19th - 20th Dynasty) Royal figures

Sketches of royal portraits Valley of the Kings New Kingdom (19th - 20th Dynasty) Royal figures

Sketch of a crocodile-deity Deir el-Medina New Kingdom (19th - 20th Dynasty) Deities

Architecture

Sketch of a liliform capital Deir el-Bahari (TT 312) Late Period Architecture

Private figures

Sketch of Senenmut's portrait Abd el-Qurna (TT 71) New Kingdom (18th Dynasty) Private figures

Sketch of hieroglyphic symbols Deir el-Bahari New Kingdom (18th Dynasty) Symbols

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Where? �

What? �

Why? �

When and Where? �Concentration of building activity on a great scale at Deir el-Bahari and Valley of the Kings �

When and Where? workmen village of Deir el-Medina �

When and where: elite tombs to be found in the vicinity of royal monumental architecture (Theban necropolis during the New Kingdom

Why? �

What (guided by When and Where): �

royal figures (Royal necropolis KV, craftsmen at Deir el-Medina) �

animals (daily life at Deir el-Medina, craftsmanship, entertainment, temple scenes) �