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Model lotus flowers

Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 – early Dynasty
2010–1961 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A (Djehutynakht)

Medium/Technique Cartonnage
Dimensions Length: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.467a-c
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTomb equipmentModels

DescriptionCloth, coated with painted plaster, pink and brown. Two flowers on stems and two detached flowers.
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)