Food Case Probably Containing a Preserved Pigeon
Object type: Food, case, bird, pigeon
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Early Dynasty 18
Date: ca. 1550–1479 B.C.
Medium: Wood, plaster, animal remains, bitumen, linen
Dimensions: L. 15.5k (6 1/8 in.); W. 8 (3 1/8 in.); H. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Royal Cache Valley
Locale: Burial of Prince Amenemhat (MMA 1021)
Locus: inside or near entrance
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1918–19
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1919
Accession year: 1919