Collection
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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Dish with Two Geese

ca. 1539–1190 B.C.E.

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Object Label

Though actual ducks and geese could be mummified and included in the tomb as food offerings, more commonly plates in the form of prized food animals were buried with the deceased. This dish shows two geese with necks and bodies entwined.

Caption

Dish with Two Geese, ca. 1539–1190 B.C.E.. Steatite, 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 in. (20.9 x 13.9 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.312. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Dish with Two Geese

Date

ca. 1539–1190 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 18 to Dynasty 19

Period

New Kingdom

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Steatite

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

8 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 1 in. (20.9 x 13.9 x 2.5 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

05.312

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