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Model procession of nine women
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 or early Dynasty
2040–1783 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A (Djehutynakht), chamber
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length x width x thickness: 68.4 cm x 14.5 cm x 3.5 cm
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-5-219
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionRough piece of wood (part of a box ?) with 24 dowel holes in one surface and 10 dowel holes (5 in at each end) in the other surface. Three wide, thin dowels in one edge.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, pit A. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, May 6, 1915; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; 1921: received by MFA.