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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
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.