Fowl case with mummified duck
1514–1493 B.C.
Object PlaceDeir el-Bahari, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueWood / linen / organic material
DimensionsLength of case (a-b): 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.)
Length of fowl (c): 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Length of fowl (c): 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Credit LineRecieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, by exchange
Accession number37.552a-c
On View
Not on viewClassificationsReligious and cult objects
Collections
ProvenancePossibly from the tomb of Seniu at Deir el-Bahari (Cf. BullMMA. Dec. 1920, II. pp. 4 ff.). By 1937: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; 1937: recieved by the MFA through exchange with Metropolitan Museum of Art.
2040–1783 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1514–1493 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.
2040–1783 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.
2010–1961 B.C.
3rd century B.C.
2061–1783 B.C.