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Rough wooden base for a set of four model hes vases. Traces of plaster remain in holes for placement of vessels.
Provenance
From 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)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Egyptian, Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 – early Dynasty, 2010–1961 B.C.
Object Place for Label
Findspot
Deir el-Bersha, Egypt
Dimensions
Length x width x height: 39.5 x 18 x 4 cm (15 9/16 x 7 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Accession Number
21.897e
Medium or Technique
Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)