Figure of a Shrew Mouse from an Animal Coffin

664–332 B.C.E.

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Caption

Figure of a Shrew Mouse from an Animal Coffin, 664–332 B.C.E.. Bronze, 1 5/8 × 3/4 × 2 7/8 in. (4.1 × 1.9 × 7.3 cm) mount (including block): 2 × 2 7/8 × 1 1/4 in. (5.1 × 7.3 × 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.690E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Figure of a Shrew Mouse from an Animal Coffin

Date

664–332 B.C.E.

Period

Late Period

Geography

Reportedly from: Saqqara, Egypt

Medium

Bronze

Classification

Remains, Animal

Dimensions

1 5/8 × 3/4 × 2 7/8 in. (4.1 × 1.9 × 7.3 cm) mount (including block): 2 × 2 7/8 × 1 1/4 in. (5.1 × 7.3 × 3.2 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.690E

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