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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: 28.5 x 7 cm (11 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.16700
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsModels

DescriptionCrouching steeron base. Details of steer outlined in black on thin stucco (similar to 15-5-166). Left fore-paw and right fore-leg of steer broken off.
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)