Sieve (khnemet-wer)
2010–1961 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueWood and copper
Dimensions14.5 x 14 cm (5 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number21.16718
On View
Not on viewClassificationsReligious and cult objects
Collections
ProvenanceFrom Deir el-Bersha, Egypt, tomb 10, pit A. 1915: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, May 2, 1915; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; 1921: received by MFA.
2350–2170 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1514–1493 B.C.
1514–1493 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.
3rd century B.C.