Title: Preserved Shoulder of Beef and Half of a Food Box
Object type: food, beef, shoulder
Date: ca. 1550–1479 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Early Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Ahmose I to Hatshepsut
Medium: Animal remains, linen
Dimensions: Dimensions of case: L. 36 cm (14 3/16 in.); W. 22 cm (8 11/16 in.); Th. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1919
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Royal Cache Valley Burial of Prince Amenemhat (MMA 1021) inside or near entrance MMA excavations, 1918–19 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Food