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Coffin for a raptor

Hollow-cast copper alloy animal mummy coffin in the form of a falcon, with two separate feet, finely incised plumage, and a breast collar consisting of three main bands with small vertical streaks in-between.

Cat. 980
Metal / Bronze
8.87 cm x 20.9 cm x 7.1 cm
722–332 BCE
Late Period
Unknown
Purchase Bernardino Drovetti, 1824
Not on display
Museo Egizio