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Coffin for a cat

Hollow-cast copper alloy figure of a seated cat with the tail running along the right side, possibly used as container for a kitten mummy or as standalone votive figure mounted to a base.

Inv. no. :

Cat. 877

Material:

Metal / Bronze

Dimensions:

4.5 cm x 13 cm x 7.45 cm

Date:

722–332 BCE

Period:

Late Period

Provenance:

Unknown

Acquisition:

Old Fund, 1824–1888

Museum location:

Museum / Floor 2A / Mezzanine / Cabinet 05 Metal / Shelf 03

Selected bibliography:

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.207–208, P.207.
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.207-208 Illustrazione=P.207

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