One of four preserved pomegranate fruits (Punica granatum). In Joseph Mayer's 1852 catalogue it notes the food and fruit in case 7 were "taken from the tombs at Thebes", and so is most likely part of an offering left in a tomb as a food for the spirit of the deceased.

Joseph Mayer acquired the pomegranates from Joseph Sams, and then displayed the four of them on a pottery dish (M11114).

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One of four preserved pomegranate fruits (Punica granatum). In Joseph Mayer's 1852 catalogue it notes the food and fruit in case 7 were "taken from the tombs at Thebes", and so is most likely part of an offering left in a tomb as a food for the spirit of the deceased. Joseph Mayer acquired the pomegranates from Joseph Sams, and then displayed the four of them on a pottery dish (M11114).

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Pomegranate Fruit

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