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Handle of a model tool (?)

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 51

Medium/Technique Wood
Dimensions 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-3-243.3
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment

DescriptionCylindrical wooden handle with rounded end and a peg for attachment, traces of gilding.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 51. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.