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Painted Wooden Shield Model

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Title/s	Painted Wooden Shield Model
Category	model
Name	to be checked
Description	model of a cowhide covered shield, of wood covered with plaster which is painted black and white, with a small hole at the top
Field Collection	Deir el Bahari Egypt
Dimensions	depth 0.55 cm height 11.8 cm width 7.8 cm
Period	Middle Kingdom
Date	2119 B.C. — 1794 B.C.
Provenance	given: the Egypt Exploration Fund 1907 (Filtered for: Antiquities)
Material/s	wood
Accession Number	E.17.1907 (Antiquities) (Reference Number: 50967; Input Date: 2003-03-25 / Last Edit: 2011-07-12)

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Painted Wooden Shield Model