Medium: Bronze
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:664–30 B.C.E.
Dimensions: 2 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 3 1/2 in., 0.6 lb. (5.4 x 3.8 x 8.9 cm, 0.25kg)
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Exhibitions:
Accession Number: 37.411Ea
Image: 37.411E_Gavin_Ashworth_photograph.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Small bronze shrew standing on a bronze, rectangular coffin. Just below the top of the coffin, there is a pair of parallel concave bands running along the front and side walls. The coffin body features hieroglyphic inscriptions on the right and front walls. Inscription is partly unintelligible. In the center of both long walls, there are small, rectangular punctures. The shrew stands on all four legs, with its left legs slightly stepped forward. The face, tail, and feet of the animal feature minimal carved details. Carved into its back, there is a vulture with outstretched wings by the animal’s shoulders and a beetle with outstretched wings on the shrew’s lower back. While well preserved, light scratches are visible along the entire object, with a higher concentration at the edges. Additionally there are a few small dents concentrated on the left, back, and top of the coffin portion.