A Bundle of Sticks

A bundle of sticks, yes, BUT... These sticks are nearly 4000 years old! They were found in a monarch's tomb, 10A at Deir el-Bersha in Egypt back in 1915 when a group of archaeologists from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and Harvard University found it. The discovery of this tomb, and the archeological treasures inside, even though it had been looted back in antiquity, has been celebrated worldwide for yielding the largest assemblage of material ever found in a Middle Kingdom burial. This is part of a spectacular exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, and I spent hours there immersed in these treasures. The thing is, it was astounding to stand there in front of these objects, and to try and let it sink in that they were four thousand years old. The actual sticks are displayed in front of a photograph of them as they were found in the tomb. If you can get to this exhibit, do not miss it!