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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.

Suppl. 18201
Metal / Bronze
3.9 x 10.8 cm x 6.61
722–332 BCE
Late Period
Unknown
Gift, 1973
Not on display
Museo Egizio