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Model of a man feeding an ox

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: 27.8 x 8 cm (10 15/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.16697
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsModels

DescriptionCrouching steer with traces of thin stucco, details outlined in black, on a stand. A small dowel is driven through the forepart of the stand, sticking up 10 mm.
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)