| Model Type | |
|---|---|
| offering bearer / files of offering bearers | |
| Description | |
|
Breasted: 3. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 21.326 (Pl. 63). Twelfth dynasty. A procession of three women led by a priest. He holds a long slim jar against left shoulder, grasping lower end with left hand; right hand at side, holds a mirror case; he wears a long white skirt which is triangular in front; nude to waist; his hair is as though shaved. The foremost woman carries basket on her head covered with a tray. Next woman carries a basket on her head containing five jars; she and the woman ahead of her both hold a bird in the right hand. The last of the three female figures has lost her burden, which from the position of her hands at shoulder level may well have been a calf or a lamb. First woman has medium length headdress, second woman rather short headdress, and third woman long headdress. From El Bersheh, tomb of Dehuti-nekht, pit 10A. Length: 66.5 cm. Dunham, MFA Bull., Aug., 1921, pp. 45-46; Febr., 1941, p. 10, figures on p. 9. Technique much finer than No. 2 above. | |
| Site | |
| el-Bersheh | |
| Tomb | |
| 10A | |
| Burial | |
| Djehutinakht | |
| Date | |
| Late 11th to early 12th Dyn. | |
| Ref. for dating | |
| Freed-etal-2009, App. B | |
| Museum | |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | |
| Accession number | |
| 21.326 | |
| Breasted Classification | |
| IV-1-4 SERVANTS CARRYING SUPPLIES FOR DECEASED, AND FUNERAL SCENES - Servants Carrying Supplies for Deceased. - Processions of men and women servants bringing supplies. | |
| Notes | |
| Restored in 1988 - The Bersha Procession: A New Reconstruction, Roth & Roehrig, JMFA 1 (1989) | |
| Material | |
| wood | |
| Dimensions | |
| Length 66.5 cm | |
| References (Bibliography) | |
| BreastedJnr-1948 , IV-1-4 3, Pl. 63 | |
| D'Auria-etal-1988 , p. 116 | |
| Dunham-1921 , pp. 45-6 | |
| Dunham-1941 , p. 10, figures on p. 9 | |
| Freed-etal-2009 , Fig 113, pp 152-154 | |
| Roth-Roehrig-1989 , pp. 31-40 | |
| Terrace-1968b , pp. 5-27 | |
| Tooley-1989 , pp. 40, 204, Ill. 42 | |
| Tooley-1999 , Fig 16 | |
| Museum Online Record Card | |
| http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/the-bersha-procession-143592 | |
| Links to Images and Other Refs | |
 ../IMG/Breasted-SS-Pl-63.jpg | |
| 3D Model | |
| https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/offering-bearers-model-the-bersha-procession-8b765b27523c4109a005ec158739f393 | |
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