Coffin for a shrew

Empty rectangular hollow-cast copper alloy animal mummy coffin with an open back surmounted by the figure of a summarily modelled standing shrew.

Inv. no. :

Suppl. 18098

Material:

Metal / Bronze

Dimensions:

2 cm x 3.2 cm x 5.4 cm

Date:

772–332 BCE

Period:

Late Period

Provenance:

Unknown

Acquisition:

Gift, 1970

Museum location:

Museum / Floor 1 / Room 11 RET / Armadio 48 SA / Shelf 02

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