Model of Meat Offering (thigh bone)

Old Kingdom

ca. 2323–2255 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 103

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Title: Model of Meat Offering (thigh bone)
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 6, first half
Date: ca. 2323–2255 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Memphite Region, Giza, Western Cemetery, Mastaba G2385, serdab 1 (S1), Harvard-Boston MFA excavations, 1912
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: L. 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1964
Object Number: 64.66.6
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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