Mummified leg of beef case
Description
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, first half, ca. 2323–2255 B.C. Limestone. L. 54 cm (21 1/4 in.). From: Western Cemetery, Mastaba G2374; Pit G2385A, debris in shaft, Giza, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: Harvard-Boston MFA excavations, 1912. Subject: Food. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1937.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Photograph of a stone vessel or object fragment in the form of a rounded leg-shaped form, shown in side view.
The image shows a large, light-colored stone object with smooth, rounded contours and a seam or join line across the middle. The surface appears worn and abraded, with small chips and scuffs. No carved hieroglyphs, cartouches, or painted decoration are clearly visible on the photographed surface. The object includes two major rounded forms that meet at a darker line, suggesting either multiple joined pieces or a sculpted form with a visible seam. There is faint surface texture consistent with stone wear; no clear organic (mummified) material is visible in this photograph.
Connections
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116235439 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 37.6.5a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 543917 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.