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Figures from a model boat, now attached to 21.877
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12
1991–1783 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Height (max.): 34 cm (13 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.945a-d
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionFour figures of standing boatmen, painted red, white and black. One arm missing. Large scale.
ProvenanceFrom 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)