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Fowl case with mummified pigeon
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep I
1514–1493 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length (box): 35.5 cm (14 in.)
Length (pigeon): 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Length (pigeon): 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Recieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, by exchange
Accession Number37.553a-c
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
DescriptionWooden box and lid in the form of a dressed bird. The interior was coated with resin to seal the two halves together. The exterior was plastered, bound with a strip of linen, and then coated in oil or resin. The box contained a pigeon that had been wrapped in linen and coated in oil or resin.
ProvenanceFindspot Information: From Tomb of Seniu(?) at D. el Bahari. Cf. BullMMA. Dec. 1920, II. pp.4 ff.
Exchange with Met. Mus. Art, N.Y.
Exchange with Met. Mus. Art, N.Y.