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Small nail and five fragments of bronze

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12
1991–1783 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Shaft 6D

Medium/Technique Bronze
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-4-186c
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipment

DescriptionSmall bronze nail and five fragments of bronze.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 6, pit D. 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.