Dish

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

In Hatnefer's tomb (36.3.1) there was a large oval basket (36.3.57) which contained food for the spirits of Hatnefer, her husband, Ramose, and six un-named family members buried there. Inside the basket were raisins (shown here), dates (36.3.66), loaves of bread (36.3.73), and some kind of bread pudding (36.3.81).

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.

Metropolitan Museum of Art