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Coffin for a cat

A rectangular coffin with a flat lid. The box is internally stuccoed. The sides of the box are painted white. The top of the lid is decorated with a very faded image of a seated cat in profile, facing left, outlined in black. The sides of the lid were painted white and then more decoration was added. Red bands enhance the upper and lower portions of the four sides of the lid. In the centre of each side is a horizontal line of hieroglyphic text in black on a yellow background framed in green blue.

Cat. 2450
Wood
10.3 cm x 44.5 cm
Late Period – Ptolemaic Period
Old Fund, 1824–1888
Not on display
  • Ikram, Salima-Aicardi, Sara-Facchetti, Federica, The animal mummies of the Museo Egizio, Turin (Studi del Museo egizio 5), Torino, Museo egizio, Modena 2024, P.199, P.199.
    Tipo=Monografia SottoTipo= Autore=Ikram, Salima-Aicardi, Sara-Facchetti, Federica Titolo=The animal mummies of the Museo Egizio, Turin Sottotiolo= In= Collana=Studi del Museo egizio Opera=5 Luogo=Torino, Museo egizio, Modena Anno=2024 Menzionato=P.199 Illustrazione=P.199
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