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Model bread loaf

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 or early Dynasty
2040–1783 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A (Djehutynakht), debris

Medium/Technique Linen, gesso
Dimensions 2.5 x 5 x 14.5 cm (1 x 1 15/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-5-492a
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTomb equipmentModels

DescriptionOne of four cone-shaped objects of linen, covered with gesso, now badly decayed. Others are 21.466, 21.470.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, pit A. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, May 1, 1915; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; 1921: received by MFA.