Fragments of a basket
1991–1783 B.C.
FindspotDeir el-Bersha, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFiber (Imperata cylindrica leaf sheath (Halfa grass))
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number15-4-434
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 13. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
early 20th century
Naqada II, 3650–3300 B.C.
2040–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
2061–1640 B.C.
2400–1550 B.C.
1880–90
1890s