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Model of a conical bread loaf (or incense cone?)

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 – early Dynasty
2010–1961 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A (Djehutynakht)

Medium/Technique Cartonnage
Dimensions Length: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.937
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTomb equipmentModels

DescriptionCloth coated with plaster and painted orange with black tip. Worm eaten.
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)