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Fragments of a model (?)
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
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-5-609
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionEleven small sections (and fragments thereof) of an unknown object. Split pegs with thin, circular wooden band about 2.1 cm wide inserted and pegged in. At bottom, a small peg and loop of string.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, pit A. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, May 13, 1915; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; 1921: received by MFA.