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Model of weavers
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
Dimensions
Length x width x height: 40.5 x 14 x 27 cm (15 15/16 x 5 1/2 x 10 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.891
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionPainted wooden model of a group of women spinning and weaving. The two women at the front are spinning flax. The two women at the back are working on a loom.
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)