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Model adze
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 – early Dynasty
2010–1961 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A (Djehutynakht)
Medium/Technique
Reed
Dimensions
Length: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.16696
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionThis obejct was found amid a small bundle of nine reed model arrows and miscellaneous fragments (see 15-5-91). It is a model adze or the portion of a was-scepter.
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)