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Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 – early Dynasty
2010–1961 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A (Djehutynakht)
Medium/Technique
Wood, plaster
Dimensions
Length x width x height: 38.2 x 30.7 x 18.2 cm (15 1/16 x 12 1/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.817
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionBase, four sides and cover. Practically complete. Traces of white plaster coating. Red draught lines on some pieces. Pieces numbered as follows:
21.817a (side) = 15-5-276
21.817b (side) = 15-5-276
21.817c (end) = 15-5-276
21.817d (half of bottom) = 15-5-303
21.817e (end) = 15-5-302
21.817f (half of bottom) = 15-5-217
21.817g-h (lid) = 15-5-220
21.817a (side) = 15-5-276
21.817b (side) = 15-5-276
21.817c (end) = 15-5-276
21.817d (half of bottom) = 15-5-303
21.817e (end) = 15-5-302
21.817f (half of bottom) = 15-5-217
21.817g-h (lid) = 15-5-220
ProvenanceFrom Deir el-Bersha, tomb 10, shaft A (tomb of Djehutynakht). May 1915: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession Date: March 1, 1921)