Food Case Probably Containing a Preserved Duck
Object type: Food, case, bird, duck
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. 30.5 cm (12 in.); W. 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.); H. 10.5 cm (4 1/8 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