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Model table with three model vessels
Egyptian
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, reign of Neferkara Pepy II
2246–2152 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Tomb of Impy, G 2381 A
Medium/Technique
Copper
Dimensions
height x width of offering table: 12.2 x 15.5 cm (4 13/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.2939a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionOne of a large group of miniature copper tools and vessels found in the same intact tomb, this model takes the form of a small, four-legged table (a). Actual table of this type would have been made of wood. This example has three jars (b-d) set in holes in the top. Both the top of table and all three jars are inscribed.
ProvenanceFrom Giza G 2381 A (tomb of Impy). 1912: 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: December 4, 1913)
(Accession date: December 4, 1913)