Title: Food Case Probably Containing a Preserved Pigeon
Object type: Food, case, bird, pigeon
Date: ca. 1550–1479 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Early Dynasty 18
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.)
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