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Model of five female offering bearers
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 – early Dynasty
2010–1961 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A (Djehutynakht)
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length: 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.888
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsModels
DescriptionThis wooden tomb model depicts female offering bearers provided with a roughly rectangular wooden base. The skin of the figure is painted yellow. They wear white dresses and black wigs with various hairstyles. The dresses have a strap over the left shoulder. Eyes are detailed in black and white. Arms were fashioned separately from the body and are attached with small pegs at the shoulders. Legs are carved with peg "feet" for attachment to holes in the base. The rear woman is shown with bent left arm carrying a reddish-brown box.
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)