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Coffin for a cat

Hollow-cast copper alloy head of a cat with well-modelled facial features. Due to its size, it could either have been a part of a composite cat statuette, a cover for a cat mummy, or a votive offering of its own.

Inv. no. :

Suppl. 2917

Material:

Metal / Bronze

Dimensions:

5 cm x 8.7 cm x 6.3 cm

Date:

722–332 BCE

Period:

Late Period

Provenance:

Heliopolis / Kom

Acquisition:

Excavation Ernesto Schiaparelli, 1903–1906

Museum location:

Museum / Floor 2A / Mezzanine / Cabinet 05 Metal / Shelf 04

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.218, P.218.
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.218 Illustrazione=P.218

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