Mummified leg of beef case
Object type: Mummified leg of beef case
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 6, first half
Date: ca. 2323–2255 B.C.
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: L. 54 cm (21 1/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Giza
Locale: Western Cemetery
Locus: Mastaba G2374; Pit G2385A, debris in shaft
Excavation: Harvard-Boston MFA excavations, 1912
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1937
Accession year: 1937
Tags: Food