Genesis 40:16

Three white baskets. Encouraged by Joseph’s favorable interpretation of the butler’s dream, the chief baker told his. The picture described by the baker is again thoroughly Egyptian. Reliefs, wall paintings, and figurines found in ancient Egyptian tombs show that such things as baskets and pottery vessels were often carried on the head. As everywhere in the Orient, birds of prey would naturally try to snatch something from the uppermost basket. The baker pointed out the resemblance of his dream to that of the cupbearer by his words, “I also.” The similarity was not confined to the numbers in the two dreams — three branches of the vine and three baskets of bread — but was also evident from the fact that their official duties at court were represented.