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Coffin for a cat

Hollow-cast copper alloy head of a cat with socket for a scarab on the head, mounted on a wooden base with the number 299 on a sticky label at the front and number 531 on a further sticky label on the back.

Inv. no. :

Cat. 894

Material:

Metal / Bronze

Dimensions:

4.4 cm x 6.5 cm x 4.7 cm

Date:

722–332 BCE

Period:

Late Period

Provenance:

Unknown

Acquisition:

Old Fund, 1824–1888

Museum location:

Not on display

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.216, P.216.
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.216 Illustrazione=P.216

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