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Model table

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 x width x height: 16.8 x 22.7 x 9.9 cm (6 5/8 x 8 15/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.840
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsFurniture

DescriptionThis small, model wooden table is assembled from four legs that have been dowelled and pinned to a rectangular tabletop. The top has been provided with circular depressions for vases. The whole object was covered with white paint, some of which has flaked off.


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)