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Five model shields
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha
Medium/Technique
Wood
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-5-474a-e
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ClassificationsModels
DescriptionModel shields of wood, coated with plaster, painted in black, white and red. Five of eight shields originally numbered 15-5-474; the other three have been accessioned as 21.430-432.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha. 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.
Findspot Information: From El Bersha, Pit 10 A. [Excav. date] May 1915.
Findspot Information: From El Bersha, Pit 10 A. [Excav. date] May 1915.