OC 007 · Tomb model · Africa

Model of a porch and garden

A model porch with painted columns and a garden of trees
Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0, via The Met Open Access.
Number on this site
OC 007
What it is
Tomb model
Made
About 1981 to 1975 BC
Period
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12
Material
Wood, paint, copper
Size
84.4 cm long
Found
In Meketre’s tomb at Thebes. Thebes (Luxor)
Now held by
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Museum number
20.3.13

A shaded porch with painted columns, looking onto a garden of trees: part of a rich official’s home, made for his tomb.1

Where it sits in human time

Made about 4,000 years ago. On this strip, each step to the right is ten times closer to today.

300,000 years ago10,0003,0001,000100nowModel of a porch and garden

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Last reviewed 12 November 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

  1. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Model of a Porch and Garden, from the tomb of Meketre. Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1975 BC. Collection record 544256, Open Access (CC0). www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544256Used for: A house and garden with a pool, as modelled for Meketre’s tomb. Checked 12 November 2026.