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Censor from an offering procession (joined with 21.326)
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 or early Dynasty
2040–1926 B.C.
Findspot: Eygpt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10 (Djehutynakht), Shaft A
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length: 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.1124
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionThos model of a hand and arm holding a censor was found to fit in the hand of the mortuary priest leading the funerary procession of Djehutynakht of Bersha (MFA 21.326).
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, May 1915; 1921: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
(Accession Date: March 1, 1921)
(Accession Date: March 1, 1921)