Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · funerary_equipment
Food Case Probably Containing a Preserved Pigeon New KingdomRoyal Cache Valley
Description
New Kingdom, Early Dynasty 18, ca. 1550–1479 B.C. Wood, plaster, bitumen. L. 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.); W. 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); H. 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); D. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); Th. 2 cm (13/16 in.). From: Burial of Prince Amenemhat (MMA 1021), inside or near entrance, Royal Cache Valley, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1918–19. Subject: Pigeons. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1919.
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Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116243608 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 19.3.289a, b tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545678 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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