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Mummified leg of beef case

Old Kingdom
ca. 2323–2255 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 103

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mummified leg of beef case
  • Period: Old Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 6, first half
  • Date: ca. 2323–2255 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Giza, Western Cemetery, Mastaba G2374; Pit G2385A, debris in shaft, Harvard-Boston MFA excavations, 1912
  • Medium: Limestone
  • Dimensions: L. 54 cm (21 1/4 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1937
  • Object Number: 37.6.5a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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