Food Case Probably Containing a Preserved Pigeon

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Title: Food Case Probably Containing a Preserved Pigeon
Date Created: ca. 1550–1479 B.C.
Physical Dimensions: L. 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.); W. 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); H. 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); D. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); Th. 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Type: Food, case, pigeon, duck, goose, mummy
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/545678
Medium: Wood, plaster, bitumen
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: New Kingdom

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