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Model carpenters
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
Width x height x depth: 18 x 27.5 x 23 cm (7 1/16 x 10 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.412
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionModel of a carpentry scene showing two men, one standing and sawing a board (the saw is now missing) and the other squatting and shaping a board, probably using an adze (also missing).
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)