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Coffin for a cat

Hollow-cast copper alloy animal mummy coffin in the form of a cat sitting in attentive pose with the tail running straight along the right side; its size suggests that it was most likely used to hold a kitten mummy.

Inv. no. :

Cat. 874

Material:

Metal / Bronze

Dimensions:

7.5 cm x 22.5 cm x 11.5 cm

Date:

722–332 BCE

Period:

Late Period – Ptolemaic Period

Provenance:

Unknown

Acquisition:

Gift Maurizio Bussa

Museum location:

Museum / Floor 1 / Room 11 RET / Armadio 48 SA / Shelf 01

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