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Model cup
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 – early Dynasty
2010–1961 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A (Djehutynakht)
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x diameter (max.): 2.5 x 2.3 cm (1 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.390
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionStraight sided beaker with blue glaze. It sits in a hole carved out on a model table.
[The table originally accessioned with 4 of the vases (21.388e) is not in the photograph]
[The table originally accessioned with 4 of the vases (21.388e) is not in the photograph]
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)