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Bread carried immense cultural significance in ancient Egypt, serving not just as sustenance for the living but a crucial part of the afterlife. Tombs were often stocked with physical supplies of food to nourish the deceased, but depictions were simultaneously a practical solution and a cultural statement: ensuring that the sustenance needed in the next life was represented gloriously in art. The Field of A'aru was envisioned as a mirror of earthly life, thus necessitating plenty of sustenance.