Bird shaped vase
Object type: Vase, bird
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12- 13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Faience, Paste, paint
Dimensions: Including sprout: h. 17 cm (6 11/16 in); diam. 12 cm (4 3/4 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of the tomb of Senwosret (758)
Locus: Pit 513, lowest south chamber
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1906–07
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Accession year: 1912
Tags: Birds