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Feeding the spirit of the deceased was also important, so food was placed in the tomb. Here is a pot containing mummified food.

Egypt, Pan-Grave Culture
Ca. 1600 B.C.

"Bowl with Foodstuffs"
Pottery and hardened food, 6-1/2 x 8-1/4 inches
Gift of C. Herbert Ocumpaugh, 28.101
Collection of the Memorial Art Gallery

ODYSSEY HOME NEAR EAST Egypt GREECE ROME
© Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University,
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester and Dallas Museum of Art
For more information please contact odyssey@emory.edu.
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