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Coffin for a cat

Hollow-cast copper alloy figure of a well-modelled seated cat with the tail along its right side. It might have contained a kitten mummy, but it is possible that it was solely a small bronze votive.

Inv. no. :

Suppl. 18201

Material:

Metal / Bronze

Dimensions:

3.9 x 10.8 cm x 6.61

Date:

722–332 BCE

Period:

Late Period

Provenance:

Unknown

Acquisition:

Gift, 1973

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.213, P.213.
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.213 Illustrazione=P.213

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