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Cake of incense
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Cake of incense

2040–1783 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Object Place for LabelDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueOrganic material
Dimensions9.5 x 8.5 cm (3 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-5-611
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ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, pit A. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, May 13, 1915; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; 1921: received by MFA.